diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
index b43de97f12da..495b22b4ec78 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
@@ -644,6 +644,11 @@ enum skl_disp_power_wells {
 #define FB_GFX_FMIN_AT_VMIN_FUSE		0x137
 #define FB_GFX_FMIN_AT_VMIN_FUSE_SHIFT		8
 
+#define PUNIT_REG_DDR_SETUP2			0x139
+#define   FORCE_DDR_FREQ_REQ_ACK		(1 << 8)
+#define   FORCE_DDR_LOW_FREQ			(1 << 1)
+#define   FORCE_DDR_HIGH_FREQ			(1 << 0)
+
 #define PUNIT_GPU_STATUS_REG			0xdb
 #define PUNIT_GPU_STATUS_MAX_FREQ_SHIFT	16
 #define PUNIT_GPU_STATUS_MAX_FREQ_MASK		0xff
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index e90ec21dd9b2..0e84558c053a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -263,6 +263,28 @@ static const struct cxsr_latency *intel_get_cxsr_latency(int is_desktop,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static void chv_set_memory_dvfs(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, bool enable)
+{
+	u32 val;
+
+	mutex_lock(&dev_priv->rps.hw_lock);
+
+	val = vlv_punit_read(dev_priv, PUNIT_REG_DDR_SETUP2);
+	if (enable)
+		val &= ~FORCE_DDR_HIGH_FREQ;
+	else
+		val |= FORCE_DDR_HIGH_FREQ;
+	val &= ~FORCE_DDR_LOW_FREQ;
+	val |= FORCE_DDR_FREQ_REQ_ACK;
+	vlv_punit_write(dev_priv, PUNIT_REG_DDR_SETUP2, val);
+
+	if (wait_for((vlv_punit_read(dev_priv, PUNIT_REG_DDR_SETUP2) &
+		      FORCE_DDR_FREQ_REQ_ACK) == 0, 3))
+		DRM_ERROR("timed out waiting for Punit DDR DVFS request\n");
+
+	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->rps.hw_lock);
+}
+
 static void chv_set_memory_pm5(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, bool enable)
 {
 	u32 val;
@@ -310,6 +332,7 @@ void intel_set_memory_cxsr(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, bool enable)
 		      enable ? "enabled" : "disabled");
 }
 
+
 /*
  * Latency for FIFO fetches is dependent on several factors:
  *   - memory configuration (speed, channels)
@@ -1020,6 +1043,17 @@ static void valleyview_update_wm(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 		      wm.pipe[pipe].primary, wm.pipe[pipe].cursor,
 		      wm.sr.plane, wm.sr.cursor);
 
+	/*
+	 * FIXME DDR DVFS introduces massive memory latencies which
+	 * are not known to system agent so any deadline specified
+	 * by the display may not be respected. To support DDR DVFS
+	 * the watermark code needs to be rewritten to essentially
+	 * bypass deadline mechanism and rely solely on the
+	 * watermarks. For now disable DDR DVFS.
+	 */
+	if (IS_CHERRYVIEW(dev_priv))
+		chv_set_memory_dvfs(dev_priv, false);
+
 	if (!cxsr_enabled)
 		intel_set_memory_cxsr(dev_priv, false);