diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 8be30917bce3..5908cd563400 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -7468,7 +7468,13 @@ static int intel_gen6_queue_flip(struct drm_device *dev,
 	OUT_RING(fb->pitches[0] | obj->tiling_mode);
 	OUT_RING(obj->gtt_offset);
 
-	pf = I915_READ(PF_CTL(intel_crtc->pipe)) & PF_ENABLE;
+	/* Contrary to the suggestions in the documentation,
+	 * "Enable Panel Fitter" does not seem to be required when page
+	 * flipping with a non-native mode, and worse causes a normal
+	 * modeset to fail.
+	 * pf = I915_READ(PF_CTL(intel_crtc->pipe)) & PF_ENABLE;
+	 */
+	pf = 0;
 	pipesrc = I915_READ(PIPESRC(intel_crtc->pipe)) & 0x0fff0fff;
 	OUT_RING(pf | pipesrc);
 	ADVANCE_LP_RING();