diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/i915_dma.c b/drivers/char/drm/i915_dma.c
index 3359cc2b97364b3d4580c9ae6fdb9e7ec8bb7c30..8e7d713a5a1588053d7093acbcb583d57a30ac40 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/i915_dma.c
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ static int i915_initialize(struct drm_device * dev,
 	 * private backbuffer/depthbuffer usage.
 	 */
 	dev_priv->use_mi_batchbuffer_start = 0;
+	if (IS_I965G(dev)) /* 965 doesn't support older method */
+		dev_priv->use_mi_batchbuffer_start = 1;
 
 	/* Allow hardware batchbuffers unless told otherwise.
 	 */
@@ -517,8 +519,13 @@ static int i915_dispatch_batchbuffer(struct drm_device * dev,
 
 		if (dev_priv->use_mi_batchbuffer_start) {
 			BEGIN_LP_RING(2);
-			OUT_RING(MI_BATCH_BUFFER_START | (2 << 6));
-			OUT_RING(batch->start | MI_BATCH_NON_SECURE);
+			if (IS_I965G(dev)) {
+				OUT_RING(MI_BATCH_BUFFER_START | (2 << 6) | MI_BATCH_NON_SECURE_I965);
+				OUT_RING(batch->start);
+			} else {
+				OUT_RING(MI_BATCH_BUFFER_START | (2 << 6));
+				OUT_RING(batch->start | MI_BATCH_NON_SECURE);
+			}
 			ADVANCE_LP_RING();
 		} else {
 			BEGIN_LP_RING(4);
@@ -735,7 +742,8 @@ static int i915_setparam(DRM_IOCTL_ARGS)
 
 	switch (param.param) {
 	case I915_SETPARAM_USE_MI_BATCHBUFFER_START:
-		dev_priv->use_mi_batchbuffer_start = param.value;
+		if (!IS_I965G(dev))
+			dev_priv->use_mi_batchbuffer_start = param.value;
 		break;
 	case I915_SETPARAM_TEX_LRU_LOG_GRANULARITY:
 		dev_priv->tex_lru_log_granularity = param.value;
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/i915_drv.h b/drivers/char/drm/i915_drv.h
index fd918565f4e56d0deccf694438da08a1e5252b95..737088bd07807a9d875b9c035e509f446b039139 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/i915_drv.h
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ extern int i915_wait_ring(struct drm_device * dev, int n, const char *caller);
 #define MI_BATCH_BUFFER_START 	(0x31<<23)
 #define MI_BATCH_BUFFER_END 	(0xA<<23)
 #define MI_BATCH_NON_SECURE	(1)
+#define MI_BATCH_NON_SECURE_I965 (1<<8)
 
 #define MI_WAIT_FOR_EVENT       ((0x3<<23))
 #define MI_WAIT_FOR_PLANE_A_FLIP      (1<<2)