diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index 26fec6cdfc6876275c2906449d5402f947b4a1e1..75f19979b8f71f506dca12b4a908f76dcee74946 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -2912,6 +2912,8 @@ static void ironlake_irq_reset(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 
+	I915_WRITE(HWSTAM, 0xffffffff);
+
 	GEN5_IRQ_RESET(DE);
 	if (IS_GEN7(dev))
 		I915_WRITE(GEN7_ERR_INT, 0xffffffff);
@@ -2923,10 +2925,6 @@ static void ironlake_irq_reset(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 static void ironlake_irq_preinstall(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
-
-	I915_WRITE(HWSTAM, 0xeffe);
-
 	ironlake_irq_reset(dev);
 }
 
@@ -3099,6 +3097,8 @@ static int ironlake_irq_postinstall(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	dev_priv->irq_mask = ~display_mask;
 
+	I915_WRITE(HWSTAM, 0xeffe);
+
 	ibx_irq_pre_postinstall(dev);
 
 	GEN5_IRQ_INIT(DE, dev_priv->irq_mask, display_mask | extra_mask);
@@ -3354,8 +3354,6 @@ static void ironlake_irq_uninstall(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	intel_hpd_irq_uninstall(dev_priv);
 
-	I915_WRITE(HWSTAM, 0xffffffff);
-
 	ironlake_irq_reset(dev);
 }