diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 8cf655c6fc03..aa32e8872a95 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -2717,7 +2717,7 @@ extern void intel_uncore_sanitize(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern void intel_uncore_early_sanitize(struct drm_device *dev,
 					bool restore_forcewake);
 extern void intel_uncore_init(struct drm_device *dev);
-extern void intel_uncore_check_errors(struct drm_device *dev);
+extern bool intel_uncore_unclaimed_mmio(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 extern void intel_uncore_fini(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern void intel_uncore_forcewake_reset(struct drm_device *dev, bool restore);
 const char *intel_uncore_forcewake_domain_to_str(const enum forcewake_domain_id id);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index b775decf9d27..e7e44a972905 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -2190,7 +2190,8 @@ static irqreturn_t ironlake_irq_handler(int irq, void *arg)
 
 	/* We get interrupts on unclaimed registers, so check for this before we
 	 * do any I915_{READ,WRITE}. */
-	intel_uncore_check_errors(dev);
+	if (intel_uncore_unclaimed_mmio(dev_priv))
+		DRM_ERROR("Unclaimed register before interrupt\n");
 
 	/* disable master interrupt before clearing iir  */
 	de_ier = I915_READ(DEIER);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
index 358cb9cb219e..7ab5916f90dd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
@@ -1596,8 +1596,7 @@ bool intel_has_gpu_reset(struct drm_device *dev)
 	return intel_get_gpu_reset(dev) != NULL;
 }
 
-void intel_uncore_check_errors(struct drm_device *dev)
+bool intel_uncore_unclaimed_mmio(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
-	if (check_for_unclaimed_mmio(to_i915(dev)))
-		DRM_ERROR("Unclaimed register before interrupt\n");
+	return check_for_unclaimed_mmio(dev_priv);
 }