diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 4eb3e062b4e3d495a6519bf950fc422ec750448b..bfb5d75cc1c5543e8b3b903a4fc9caa2e7ab756f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -566,7 +566,8 @@ static int init_render_ring(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	int ret = init_ring_common(ring);
 
-	if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen > 3)
+	/* WaTimedSingleVertexDispatch:cl,bw,ctg,elk,ilk,snb */
+	if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 4 && INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen < 7)
 		I915_WRITE(MI_MODE, _MASKED_BIT_ENABLE(VS_TIMER_DISPATCH));
 
 	/* We need to disable the AsyncFlip performance optimisations in order