diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index 43ae9de12ba3eb821c12d63e9c7b1ec923eace48..c3a64d6a18dfc66c271e91bdcd6ff3af913d59b6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -2492,6 +2492,9 @@ static uint32_t ilk_compute_pri_wm(const struct intel_crtc_state *cstate,
 	uint32_t method1, method2;
 	int cpp;
 
+	if (mem_value == 0)
+		return U32_MAX;
+
 	if (!intel_wm_plane_visible(cstate, pstate))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -2521,6 +2524,9 @@ static uint32_t ilk_compute_spr_wm(const struct intel_crtc_state *cstate,
 	uint32_t method1, method2;
 	int cpp;
 
+	if (mem_value == 0)
+		return U32_MAX;
+
 	if (!intel_wm_plane_visible(cstate, pstate))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -2544,6 +2550,9 @@ static uint32_t ilk_compute_cur_wm(const struct intel_crtc_state *cstate,
 {
 	int cpp;
 
+	if (mem_value == 0)
+		return U32_MAX;
+
 	if (!intel_wm_plane_visible(cstate, pstate))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -2998,6 +3007,34 @@ static void snb_wm_latency_quirk(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	intel_print_wm_latency(dev_priv, "Cursor", dev_priv->wm.cur_latency);
 }
 
+static void snb_wm_lp3_irq_quirk(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
+{
+	/*
+	 * On some SNB machines (Thinkpad X220 Tablet at least)
+	 * LP3 usage can cause vblank interrupts to be lost.
+	 * The DEIIR bit will go high but it looks like the CPU
+	 * never gets interrupted.
+	 *
+	 * It's not clear whether other interrupt source could
+	 * be affected or if this is somehow limited to vblank
+	 * interrupts only. To play it safe we disable LP3
+	 * watermarks entirely.
+	 */
+	if (dev_priv->wm.pri_latency[3] == 0 &&
+	    dev_priv->wm.spr_latency[3] == 0 &&
+	    dev_priv->wm.cur_latency[3] == 0)
+		return;
+
+	dev_priv->wm.pri_latency[3] = 0;
+	dev_priv->wm.spr_latency[3] = 0;
+	dev_priv->wm.cur_latency[3] = 0;
+
+	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("LP3 watermarks disabled due to potential for lost interrupts\n");
+	intel_print_wm_latency(dev_priv, "Primary", dev_priv->wm.pri_latency);
+	intel_print_wm_latency(dev_priv, "Sprite", dev_priv->wm.spr_latency);
+	intel_print_wm_latency(dev_priv, "Cursor", dev_priv->wm.cur_latency);
+}
+
 static void ilk_setup_wm_latency(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
 	intel_read_wm_latency(dev_priv, dev_priv->wm.pri_latency);
@@ -3014,8 +3051,10 @@ static void ilk_setup_wm_latency(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	intel_print_wm_latency(dev_priv, "Sprite", dev_priv->wm.spr_latency);
 	intel_print_wm_latency(dev_priv, "Cursor", dev_priv->wm.cur_latency);
 
-	if (IS_GEN6(dev_priv))
+	if (IS_GEN6(dev_priv)) {
 		snb_wm_latency_quirk(dev_priv);
+		snb_wm_lp3_irq_quirk(dev_priv);
+	}
 }
 
 static void skl_setup_wm_latency(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)