diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index 238a52165833..9fe9ebe52a7a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ static const struct intel_device_info intel_sandybridge_d_info = {
 	.has_blt_ring = 1,
 	.has_llc = 1,
 	.has_pch_split = 1,
+	.has_force_wake = 1,
 };
 
 static const struct intel_device_info intel_sandybridge_m_info = {
@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@ static const struct intel_device_info intel_sandybridge_m_info = {
 	.has_blt_ring = 1,
 	.has_llc = 1,
 	.has_pch_split = 1,
+	.has_force_wake = 1,
 };
 
 static const struct intel_device_info intel_ivybridge_d_info = {
@@ -252,6 +254,7 @@ static const struct intel_device_info intel_ivybridge_d_info = {
 	.has_blt_ring = 1,
 	.has_llc = 1,
 	.has_pch_split = 1,
+	.has_force_wake = 1,
 };
 
 static const struct intel_device_info intel_ivybridge_m_info = {
@@ -262,6 +265,7 @@ static const struct intel_device_info intel_ivybridge_m_info = {
 	.has_blt_ring = 1,
 	.has_llc = 1,
 	.has_pch_split = 1,
+	.has_force_wake = 1,
 };
 
 static const struct intel_device_info intel_valleyview_m_info = {
@@ -289,6 +293,7 @@ static const struct intel_device_info intel_haswell_d_info = {
 	.has_blt_ring = 1,
 	.has_llc = 1,
 	.has_pch_split = 1,
+	.has_force_wake = 1,
 };
 
 static const struct intel_device_info intel_haswell_m_info = {
@@ -298,6 +303,7 @@ static const struct intel_device_info intel_haswell_m_info = {
 	.has_blt_ring = 1,
 	.has_llc = 1,
 	.has_pch_split = 1,
+	.has_force_wake = 1,
 };
 
 static const struct pci_device_id pciidlist[] = {		/* aka */
@@ -1139,10 +1145,9 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL and additional rights");
 
 /* We give fast paths for the really cool registers */
 #define NEEDS_FORCE_WAKE(dev_priv, reg) \
-       (((dev_priv)->info->gen >= 6) && \
-        ((reg) < 0x40000) &&            \
-        ((reg) != FORCEWAKE)) && \
-       (!IS_VALLEYVIEW((dev_priv)->dev))
+	((HAS_FORCE_WAKE((dev_priv)->dev)) && \
+	 ((reg) < 0x40000) &&            \
+	 ((reg) != FORCEWAKE))
 
 #define __i915_read(x, y) \
 u##x i915_read##x(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u32 reg) { \
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 377c21f531e4..cff630757650 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ struct intel_device_info {
 	u8 is_ivybridge:1;
 	u8 is_valleyview:1;
 	u8 has_pch_split:1;
+	u8 has_force_wake:1;
 	u8 is_haswell:1;
 	u8 has_fbc:1;
 	u8 has_pipe_cxsr:1;
@@ -1098,6 +1099,8 @@ struct drm_i915_file_private {
 #define HAS_PCH_CPT(dev) (INTEL_PCH_TYPE(dev) == PCH_CPT)
 #define HAS_PCH_IBX(dev) (INTEL_PCH_TYPE(dev) == PCH_IBX)
 
+#define HAS_FORCE_WAKE(dev) (INTEL_INFO(dev)->has_force_wake)
+
 #include "i915_trace.h"
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 9fbad086cb4b..e5b84ff89ca5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -266,10 +266,15 @@ u32 intel_ring_get_active_head(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 
 static int init_ring_common(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 {
-	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = ring->dev->dev_private;
+	struct drm_device *dev = ring->dev;
+	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = ring->obj;
+	int ret = 0;
 	u32 head;
 
+	if (HAS_FORCE_WAKE(dev))
+		gen6_gt_force_wake_get(dev_priv);
+
 	/* Stop the ring if it's running. */
 	I915_WRITE_CTL(ring, 0);
 	I915_WRITE_HEAD(ring, 0);
@@ -317,7 +322,8 @@ static int init_ring_common(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 				I915_READ_HEAD(ring),
 				I915_READ_TAIL(ring),
 				I915_READ_START(ring));
-		return -EIO;
+		ret = -EIO;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (!drm_core_check_feature(ring->dev, DRIVER_MODESET))
@@ -329,7 +335,11 @@ static int init_ring_common(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 		ring->last_retired_head = -1;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+out:
+	if (HAS_FORCE_WAKE(dev))
+		gen6_gt_force_wake_put(dev_priv);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int