diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index e552aa6bc859..8a9fd9177860 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1209,7 +1209,8 @@ int __must_check
 i915_gem_object_set_to_gtt_domain(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 				  bool write);
 int __must_check
-i915_gem_object_set_to_display_plane(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
+i915_gem_object_pin_to_display_plane(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
+				     u32 alignment,
 				     struct intel_ring_buffer *pipelined);
 int i915_gem_attach_phys_object(struct drm_device *dev,
 				struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index e6915072ba72..8a439f0c21f5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -3095,40 +3095,55 @@ int i915_gem_object_set_cache_level(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 }
 
 /*
- * Prepare buffer for display plane. Use uninterruptible for possible flush
- * wait, as in modesetting process we're not supposed to be interrupted.
+ * Prepare buffer for display plane (scanout, cursors, etc).
+ * Can be called from an uninterruptible phase (modesetting) and allows
+ * any flushes to be pipelined (for pageflips).
+ *
+ * For the display plane, we want to be in the GTT but out of any write
+ * domains. So in many ways this looks like set_to_gtt_domain() apart from the
+ * ability to pipeline the waits, pinning and any additional subtleties
+ * that may differentiate the display plane from ordinary buffers.
  */
 int
-i915_gem_object_set_to_display_plane(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
+i915_gem_object_pin_to_display_plane(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
+				     u32 alignment,
 				     struct intel_ring_buffer *pipelined)
 {
-	uint32_t old_read_domains;
+	u32 old_read_domains, old_write_domain;
 	int ret;
 
-	/* Not valid to be called on unbound objects. */
-	if (obj->gtt_space == NULL)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	ret = i915_gem_object_flush_gpu_write_domain(obj);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-
-	/* Currently, we are always called from an non-interruptible context. */
 	if (pipelined != obj->ring) {
 		ret = i915_gem_object_wait_rendering(obj);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
+	/* As the user may map the buffer once pinned in the display plane
+	 * (e.g. libkms for the bootup splash), we have to ensure that we
+	 * always use map_and_fenceable for all scanout buffers.
+	 */
+	ret = i915_gem_object_pin(obj, alignment, true);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	i915_gem_object_flush_cpu_write_domain(obj);
 
+	old_write_domain = obj->base.write_domain;
 	old_read_domains = obj->base.read_domains;
+
+	/* It should now be out of any other write domains, and we can update
+	 * the domain values for our changes.
+	 */
+	BUG_ON((obj->base.write_domain & ~I915_GEM_DOMAIN_GTT) != 0);
 	obj->base.read_domains |= I915_GEM_DOMAIN_GTT;
 
 	trace_i915_gem_object_change_domain(obj,
 					    old_read_domains,
-					    obj->base.write_domain);
+					    old_write_domain);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index f79863a9a693..86a3ec1469ba 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -1812,14 +1812,10 @@ intel_pin_and_fence_fb_obj(struct drm_device *dev,
 	}
 
 	dev_priv->mm.interruptible = false;
-	ret = i915_gem_object_pin(obj, alignment, true);
+	ret = i915_gem_object_pin_to_display_plane(obj, alignment, pipelined);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_interruptible;
 
-	ret = i915_gem_object_set_to_display_plane(obj, pipelined);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_unpin;
-
 	/* Install a fence for tiled scan-out. Pre-i965 always needs a
 	 * fence, whereas 965+ only requires a fence if using
 	 * framebuffer compression.  For simplicity, we always install
@@ -5434,21 +5430,15 @@ static int intel_crtc_cursor_set(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 			goto fail_locked;
 		}
 
-		ret = i915_gem_object_pin(obj, PAGE_SIZE, true);
-		if (ret) {
-			DRM_ERROR("failed to pin cursor bo\n");
-			goto fail_locked;
-		}
-
-		ret = i915_gem_object_set_to_display_plane(obj, NULL);
+		ret = i915_gem_object_pin_to_display_plane(obj, 0, NULL);
 		if (ret) {
 			DRM_ERROR("failed to move cursor bo into the GTT\n");
-			goto fail_unpin;
+			goto fail_locked;
 		}
 
 		ret = i915_gem_object_put_fence(obj);
 		if (ret) {
-			DRM_ERROR("failed to move cursor bo into the GTT\n");
+			DRM_ERROR("failed to release fence for cursor");
 			goto fail_unpin;
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
index e0903c5f0ca2..fcf6fcb0b482 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
@@ -773,14 +773,10 @@ static int intel_overlay_do_put_image(struct intel_overlay *overlay,
 	if (ret != 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = i915_gem_object_pin(new_bo, PAGE_SIZE, true);
+	ret = i915_gem_object_pin_to_display_plane(new_bo, 0, NULL);
 	if (ret != 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = i915_gem_object_set_to_display_plane(new_bo, NULL);
-	if (ret != 0)
-		goto out_unpin;
-
 	ret = i915_gem_object_put_fence(new_bo);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_unpin;