diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_frontbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_frontbuffer.c
index 56f45370fee0..22392f94b626 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_frontbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_frontbuffer.c
@@ -226,16 +226,10 @@ static void frontbuffer_release(struct kref *ref)
 	struct intel_frontbuffer *front =
 		container_of(ref, typeof(*front), ref);
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = front->obj;
-	struct i915_vma *vma;
 
 	drm_WARN_ON(&intel_bo_to_i915(obj)->drm, atomic_read(&front->bits));
 
-	spin_lock(&obj->vma.lock);
-	for_each_ggtt_vma(vma, obj) {
-		i915_vma_clear_scanout(vma);
-		vma->display_alignment = I915_GTT_MIN_ALIGNMENT;
-	}
-	spin_unlock(&obj->vma.lock);
+	i915_ggtt_clear_scanout(obj);
 
 	i915_gem_object_set_frontbuffer(obj, NULL);
 	spin_unlock(&intel_bo_to_i915(obj)->display.fb_tracking.lock);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c
index e90b9c812180..63e111266de1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c
@@ -1629,6 +1629,26 @@ int i915_ggtt_pin(struct i915_vma *vma, struct i915_gem_ww_ctx *ww,
 	return err;
 }
 
+/**
+ * i915_ggtt_clear_scanout - Clear scanout flag for all objects ggtt vmas
+ * @obj: i915 GEM object
+ * This function clears scanout flags for objects ggtt vmas. These flags are set
+ * when object is pinned for display use and this function to clear them all is
+ * targeted to be called by frontbuffer tracking code when the frontbuffer is
+ * about to be released.
+ */
+void i915_ggtt_clear_scanout(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
+{
+	struct i915_vma *vma;
+
+	spin_lock(&obj->vma.lock);
+	for_each_ggtt_vma(vma, obj) {
+		i915_vma_clear_scanout(vma);
+		vma->display_alignment = I915_GTT_MIN_ALIGNMENT;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&obj->vma.lock);
+}
+
 static void __vma_close(struct i915_vma *vma, struct intel_gt *gt)
 {
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
index 9a9729205d5b..eaa310864370 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
@@ -435,6 +435,8 @@ static inline void i915_vma_clear_scanout(struct i915_vma *vma)
 	clear_bit(I915_VMA_SCANOUT_BIT, __i915_vma_flags(vma));
 }
 
+void i915_ggtt_clear_scanout(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj);
+
 #define for_each_until(cond) if (cond) break; else
 
 /**