diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
index 5baaef4a0c5d..542453f7498c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@
 # define MI_FLUSH_ENABLE				(1 << 11)
 
 #define GFX_MODE	0x02520
+#define GFX_MODE_GEN7	0x0229c
 #define   GFX_RUN_LIST_ENABLE		(1<<15)
 #define   GFX_TLB_INVALIDATE_ALWAYS	(1<<13)
 #define   GFX_SURFACE_FAULT_ENABLE	(1<<12)
@@ -382,6 +383,9 @@
 #define   GFX_PSMI_GRANULARITY		(1<<10)
 #define   GFX_PPGTT_ENABLE		(1<<9)
 
+#define GFX_MODE_ENABLE(bit) (((bit) << 16) | (bit))
+#define GFX_MODE_DISABLE(bit) (((bit) << 16) | (0))
+
 #define SCPD0		0x0209c /* 915+ only */
 #define IER		0x020a0
 #define IIR		0x020a4
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 47b9b2777038..c30626ea9f93 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -290,6 +290,10 @@ static int init_render_ring(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 		if (IS_GEN6(dev) || IS_GEN7(dev))
 			mode |= MI_FLUSH_ENABLE << 16 | MI_FLUSH_ENABLE;
 		I915_WRITE(MI_MODE, mode);
+		if (IS_GEN7(dev))
+			I915_WRITE(GFX_MODE_GEN7,
+				   GFX_MODE_DISABLE(GFX_TLB_INVALIDATE_ALWAYS) |
+				   GFX_MODE_ENABLE(GFX_REPLAY_MODE));
 	}
 
 	if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 6) {