diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c
index 479195ecbc6c..e60e44986c9d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.c
@@ -277,7 +277,8 @@ active_instance(struct i915_active *ref, struct intel_timeline *tl)
 void __i915_active_init(struct i915_active *ref,
 			int (*active)(struct i915_active *ref),
 			void (*retire)(struct i915_active *ref),
-			struct lock_class_key *key)
+			struct lock_class_key *mkey,
+			struct lock_class_key *wkey)
 {
 	unsigned long bits;
 
@@ -295,9 +296,12 @@ void __i915_active_init(struct i915_active *ref,
 
 	init_llist_head(&ref->preallocated_barriers);
 	atomic_set(&ref->count, 0);
-	__mutex_init(&ref->mutex, "i915_active", key);
+	__mutex_init(&ref->mutex, "i915_active", mkey);
 	__i915_active_fence_init(&ref->excl, NULL, excl_retire);
 	INIT_WORK(&ref->work, active_work);
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_LOCKDEP)
+	lockdep_init_map(&ref->work.lockdep_map, "i915_active.work", wkey, 0);
+#endif
 }
 
 static bool ____active_del_barrier(struct i915_active *ref,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.h
index 3208cc2e8c1a..b571f675c795 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_active.h
@@ -152,11 +152,15 @@ i915_active_fence_isset(const struct i915_active_fence *active)
 void __i915_active_init(struct i915_active *ref,
 			int (*active)(struct i915_active *ref),
 			void (*retire)(struct i915_active *ref),
-			struct lock_class_key *key);
+			struct lock_class_key *mkey,
+			struct lock_class_key *wkey);
+
+/* Specialise each class of i915_active to avoid impossible lockdep cycles. */
 #define i915_active_init(ref, active, retire) do {		\
-	static struct lock_class_key __key;				\
+	static struct lock_class_key __mkey;				\
+	static struct lock_class_key __wkey;				\
 									\
-	__i915_active_init(ref, active, retire, &__key);		\
+	__i915_active_init(ref, active, retire, &__mkey, &__wkey);	\
 } while (0)
 
 int i915_active_ref(struct i915_active *ref,