diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index f16101fa8b4a..6969c722edf6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1571,6 +1571,8 @@ int i915_gem_evict_everything(struct drm_device *dev);
 
 /* i915_gem_stolen.c */
 int i915_gem_init_stolen(struct drm_device *dev);
+int i915_gem_stolen_setup_compression(struct drm_device *dev, int size);
+void i915_gem_stolen_cleanup_compression(struct drm_device *dev);
 void i915_gem_cleanup_stolen(struct drm_device *dev);
 
 /* i915_gem_tiling.c */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c
index be24312cd32f..10ca473d85f2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c
@@ -88,33 +88,27 @@ static unsigned long i915_stolen_to_physical(struct drm_device *dev)
 	return base;
 }
 
-static void i915_warn_stolen(struct drm_device *dev)
-{
-	DRM_INFO("not enough stolen space for compressed buffer, disabling\n");
-	DRM_INFO("hint: you may be able to increase stolen memory size in the BIOS to avoid this\n");
-}
-
-static void i915_setup_compression(struct drm_device *dev, int size)
+static int i915_setup_compression(struct drm_device *dev, int size)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct drm_mm_node *compressed_fb, *uninitialized_var(compressed_llb);
-	unsigned long cfb_base;
-	unsigned long ll_base = 0;
 
-	/* Just in case the BIOS is doing something questionable. */
-	intel_disable_fbc(dev);
-
-	compressed_fb = drm_mm_search_free(&dev_priv->mm.stolen, size, 4096, 0);
+	/* Try to over-allocate to reduce reallocations and fragmentation */
+	compressed_fb = drm_mm_search_free(&dev_priv->mm.stolen,
+					   size <<= 1, 4096, 0);
+	if (!compressed_fb)
+		compressed_fb = drm_mm_search_free(&dev_priv->mm.stolen,
+						   size >>= 1, 4096, 0);
 	if (compressed_fb)
 		compressed_fb = drm_mm_get_block(compressed_fb, size, 4096);
 	if (!compressed_fb)
 		goto err;
 
-	cfb_base = dev_priv->mm.stolen_base + compressed_fb->start;
-	if (!cfb_base)
-		goto err_fb;
-
-	if (!(IS_GM45(dev) || HAS_PCH_SPLIT(dev))) {
+	if (HAS_PCH_SPLIT(dev))
+		I915_WRITE(ILK_DPFC_CB_BASE, compressed_fb->start);
+	else if (IS_GM45(dev)) {
+		I915_WRITE(DPFC_CB_BASE, compressed_fb->start);
+	} else {
 		compressed_llb = drm_mm_search_free(&dev_priv->mm.stolen,
 						    4096, 4096, 0);
 		if (compressed_llb)
@@ -123,56 +117,68 @@ static void i915_setup_compression(struct drm_device *dev, int size)
 		if (!compressed_llb)
 			goto err_fb;
 
-		ll_base = dev_priv->mm.stolen_base + compressed_llb->start;
-		if (!ll_base)
-			goto err_llb;
-	}
+		dev_priv->compressed_llb = compressed_llb;
 
-	dev_priv->cfb_size = size;
+		I915_WRITE(FBC_CFB_BASE,
+			   dev_priv->mm.stolen_base + compressed_fb->start);
+		I915_WRITE(FBC_LL_BASE,
+			   dev_priv->mm.stolen_base + compressed_llb->start);
+	}
 
 	dev_priv->compressed_fb = compressed_fb;
-	if (HAS_PCH_SPLIT(dev))
-		I915_WRITE(ILK_DPFC_CB_BASE, compressed_fb->start);
-	else if (IS_GM45(dev)) {
-		I915_WRITE(DPFC_CB_BASE, compressed_fb->start);
-	} else {
-		I915_WRITE(FBC_CFB_BASE, cfb_base);
-		I915_WRITE(FBC_LL_BASE, ll_base);
-		dev_priv->compressed_llb = compressed_llb;
-	}
+	dev_priv->cfb_size = size;
 
-	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("FBC base 0x%08lx, ll base 0x%08lx, size %dM\n",
-		      (long)cfb_base, (long)ll_base, size >> 20);
-	return;
+	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("reserved %d bytes of contiguous stolen space for FBC\n",
+		      size);
+
+	return 0;
 
-err_llb:
-	drm_mm_put_block(compressed_llb);
 err_fb:
 	drm_mm_put_block(compressed_fb);
 err:
-	dev_priv->no_fbc_reason = FBC_STOLEN_TOO_SMALL;
-	i915_warn_stolen(dev);
+	return -ENOSPC;
 }
 
-static void i915_cleanup_compression(struct drm_device *dev)
+int i915_gem_stolen_setup_compression(struct drm_device *dev, int size)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 
-	drm_mm_put_block(dev_priv->compressed_fb);
+	if (dev_priv->mm.stolen_base == 0)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (size < dev_priv->cfb_size)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Release any current block */
+	i915_gem_stolen_cleanup_compression(dev);
+
+	return i915_setup_compression(dev, size);
+}
+
+void i915_gem_stolen_cleanup_compression(struct drm_device *dev)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+
+	if (dev_priv->cfb_size == 0)
+		return;
+
+	if (dev_priv->compressed_fb)
+		drm_mm_put_block(dev_priv->compressed_fb);
+
 	if (dev_priv->compressed_llb)
 		drm_mm_put_block(dev_priv->compressed_llb);
+
+	dev_priv->cfb_size = 0;
 }
 
 void i915_gem_cleanup_stolen(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
-	if (I915_HAS_FBC(dev) && i915_powersave)
-		i915_cleanup_compression(dev);
+	i915_gem_stolen_cleanup_compression(dev);
 }
 
 int i915_gem_init_stolen(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
-	unsigned long prealloc_size = dev_priv->mm.gtt->stolen_size;
 
 	dev_priv->mm.stolen_base = i915_stolen_to_physical(dev);
 	if (dev_priv->mm.stolen_base == 0)
@@ -182,21 +188,7 @@ int i915_gem_init_stolen(struct drm_device *dev)
 		      dev_priv->mm.gtt->stolen_size, dev_priv->mm.stolen_base);
 
 	/* Basic memrange allocator for stolen space */
-	drm_mm_init(&dev_priv->mm.stolen, 0, prealloc_size);
-
-	/* Try to set up FBC with a reasonable compressed buffer size */
-	if (I915_HAS_FBC(dev) && i915_powersave) {
-		int cfb_size;
-
-		/* Leave 1M for line length buffer & misc. */
-
-		/* Try to get a 32M buffer... */
-		if (prealloc_size > (36*1024*1024))
-			cfb_size = 32*1024*1024;
-		else /* fall back to 7/8 of the stolen space */
-			cfb_size = prealloc_size * 7 / 8;
-		i915_setup_compression(dev, cfb_size);
-	}
+	drm_mm_init(&dev_priv->mm.stolen, 0, dev_priv->mm.gtt->stolen_size);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 52b6b0e811bc..d303f2a90e70 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -8655,6 +8655,9 @@ void intel_modeset_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	/* Just disable it once at startup */
 	i915_disable_vga(dev);
 	intel_setup_outputs(dev);
+
+	/* Just in case the BIOS is doing something questionable. */
+	intel_disable_fbc(dev);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index f595b8d56cc3..abfff29ed13a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -440,12 +440,6 @@ void intel_update_fbc(struct drm_device *dev)
 		dev_priv->no_fbc_reason = FBC_MODULE_PARAM;
 		goto out_disable;
 	}
-	if (intel_fb->obj->base.size > dev_priv->cfb_size) {
-		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("framebuffer too large, disabling "
-			      "compression\n");
-		dev_priv->no_fbc_reason = FBC_STOLEN_TOO_SMALL;
-		goto out_disable;
-	}
 	if ((crtc->mode.flags & DRM_MODE_FLAG_INTERLACE) ||
 	    (crtc->mode.flags & DRM_MODE_FLAG_DBLSCAN)) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("mode incompatible with compression, "
@@ -479,6 +473,14 @@ void intel_update_fbc(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (in_dbg_master())
 		goto out_disable;
 
+	if (i915_gem_stolen_setup_compression(dev, intel_fb->obj->base.size)) {
+		DRM_INFO("not enough stolen space for compressed buffer (need %zd bytes), disabling\n", intel_fb->obj->base.size);
+		DRM_INFO("hint: you may be able to increase stolen memory size in the BIOS to avoid this\n");
+		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("framebuffer too large, disabling compression\n");
+		dev_priv->no_fbc_reason = FBC_STOLEN_TOO_SMALL;
+		goto out_disable;
+	}
+
 	/* If the scanout has not changed, don't modify the FBC settings.
 	 * Note that we make the fundamental assumption that the fb->obj
 	 * cannot be unpinned (and have its GTT offset and fence revoked)
@@ -526,6 +528,7 @@ out_disable:
 		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("unsupported config, disabling FBC\n");
 		intel_disable_fbc(dev);
 	}
+	i915_gem_stolen_cleanup_compression(dev);
 }
 
 static void i915_pineview_get_mem_freq(struct drm_device *dev)