diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index 760e0ce4aa26941c1ebd8d96706ccdbe3b7d7154..b1f1dec05274a97339f6541af63519862d86feb4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -1053,10 +1053,20 @@ static int i915_pm_resume(struct device *dev)
 
 static int skl_suspend_complete(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
+	enum csr_state state;
 	/* Enabling DC6 is not a hard requirement to enter runtime D3 */
 
 	skl_uninit_cdclk(dev_priv);
 
+	/* TODO: wait for a completion event or
+	 * similar here instead of busy
+	 * waiting using wait_for function.
+	 */
+	wait_for((state = intel_csr_load_status_get(dev_priv)) !=
+			FW_UNINITIALIZED, 1000);
+	if (state == FW_LOADED)
+		skl_enable_dc6(dev_priv);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1103,6 +1113,9 @@ static int skl_resume_prepare(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = dev_priv->dev;
 
+	if (intel_csr_load_status_get(dev_priv) == FW_LOADED)
+		skl_disable_dc6(dev_priv);
+
 	skl_init_cdclk(dev_priv);
 	intel_csr_load_program(dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index 0598932ce6235b623df9ff6a62d74e100087f78e..d1d35c79edfdbecfaeacad1be53a1eaf8c9efd8e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -1153,6 +1153,8 @@ void bxt_enable_dc9(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void bxt_disable_dc9(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void skl_init_cdclk(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void skl_uninit_cdclk(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
+void skl_enable_dc6(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
+void skl_disable_dc6(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void intel_dp_get_m_n(struct intel_crtc *crtc,
 		      struct intel_crtc_state *pipe_config);
 void intel_dp_set_m_n(struct intel_crtc *crtc, enum link_m_n_set m_n);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_runtime_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_runtime_pm.c
index 0cfe4c14866a05f2ce031034878b5f0eedba1673..5892c0011421d7a2bb00728500a8bb0afa1dc18f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_runtime_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_runtime_pm.c
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ static void assert_can_disable_dc6(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 		  "DC6 already programmed to be disabled.\n");
 }
 
-static void skl_enable_dc6(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
+void skl_enable_dc6(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
 	uint32_t val;
 
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ static void skl_enable_dc6(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	POSTING_READ(DC_STATE_EN);
 }
 
-static void skl_disable_dc6(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
+void skl_disable_dc6(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
 	uint32_t val;
 
@@ -628,10 +628,10 @@ static void skl_set_power_well(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 				!I915_READ(HSW_PWR_WELL_BIOS),
 				"Invalid for power well status to be enabled, unless done by the BIOS, \
 				when request is to disable!\n");
-			if ((GEN9_ENABLE_DC5(dev) || SKL_ENABLE_DC6(dev)) &&
-				power_well->data == SKL_DISP_PW_2) {
+			if (power_well->data == SKL_DISP_PW_2) {
+				if (GEN9_ENABLE_DC5(dev))
+					gen9_disable_dc5(dev_priv);
 				if (SKL_ENABLE_DC6(dev)) {
-					skl_disable_dc6(dev_priv);
 					/*
 					 * DDI buffer programming unnecessary during driver-load/resume
 					 * as it's already done during modeset initialization then.
@@ -639,8 +639,6 @@ static void skl_set_power_well(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 					 */
 					if (!dev_priv->power_domains.initializing)
 						intel_prepare_ddi(dev);
-				} else {
-					gen9_disable_dc5(dev_priv);
 				}
 			}
 			I915_WRITE(HSW_PWR_WELL_DRIVER, tmp | req_mask);
@@ -666,7 +664,7 @@ static void skl_set_power_well(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 				DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Disabling %s\n", power_well->name);
 			}
 
-			if ((GEN9_ENABLE_DC5(dev) || SKL_ENABLE_DC6(dev)) &&
+			if (GEN9_ENABLE_DC5(dev) &&
 				power_well->data == SKL_DISP_PW_2) {
 				enum csr_state state;
 				/* TODO: wait for a completion event or
@@ -679,10 +677,7 @@ static void skl_set_power_well(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 					DRM_DEBUG("CSR firmware not ready (%d)\n",
 							state);
 				else
-					if (SKL_ENABLE_DC6(dev))
-						skl_enable_dc6(dev_priv);
-					else
-						gen9_enable_dc5(dev_priv);
+					gen9_enable_dc5(dev_priv);
 			}
 		}
 	}