diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index e52a277814c0fdb23f909595d1c3e7435be52d45..134973f77069d14030b1cf4d285f59a592f0561a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -4725,6 +4725,11 @@ i915_gem_init_ringbuffer(struct drm_device *dev)
 			ring->space += ring->Size;
 	}
 
+	if (IS_I9XX(dev) && !IS_GEN3(dev)) {
+		I915_WRITE(MI_MODE,
+			   (VS_TIMER_DISPATCH) << 16 | VS_TIMER_DISPATCH);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
index 1fcc4c9efc00924e7ca3b45d4a35fe40df878fbd..2720bc2cd678bf4e606086175dbc52cfdb3a9c66 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
@@ -298,6 +298,10 @@
 #define INSTDONE	0x02090
 #define NOPID		0x02094
 #define HWSTAM		0x02098
+
+#define MI_MODE		0x0209c
+# define VS_TIMER_DISPATCH				(1 << 6)
+
 #define SCPD0		0x0209c /* 915+ only */
 #define IER		0x020a0
 #define IIR		0x020a4