diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index fc66af6a9448..e25581a9f60f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ gen6_ring_get_seqno(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 	/* Workaround to force correct ordering between irq and seqno writes on
 	 * ivb (and maybe also on snb) by reading from a CS register (like
 	 * ACTHD) before reading the status page. */
-	if (IS_GEN7(dev))
+	if (IS_GEN6(dev) || IS_GEN7(dev))
 		intel_ring_get_active_head(ring);
 	return intel_read_status_page(ring, I915_GEM_HWS_INDEX);
 }