diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
index 07a722f74fa1301319a98ee8e60e96ed67e56596..ba7e9e8d7dd76c297a3e0dd614a4cc67420203b7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
@@ -172,22 +172,6 @@ static void fw_domains_get_with_thread_status(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 	__gen6_gt_wait_for_thread_c0(dev_priv);
 }
 
-static void gen6_gt_check_fifodbg(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
-{
-	u32 gtfifodbg;
-
-	gtfifodbg = __raw_i915_read32(dev_priv, GTFIFODBG);
-	if (WARN(gtfifodbg, "GT wake FIFO error 0x%x\n", gtfifodbg))
-		__raw_i915_write32(dev_priv, GTFIFODBG, gtfifodbg);
-}
-
-static void fw_domains_put_with_fifo(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
-				     enum forcewake_domains fw_domains)
-{
-	fw_domains_put(dev_priv, fw_domains);
-	gen6_gt_check_fifodbg(dev_priv);
-}
-
 static inline u32 fifo_free_entries(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
 	u32 count = __raw_i915_read32(dev_priv, GTFIFOCTL);
@@ -383,16 +367,36 @@ vlv_check_for_unclaimed_mmio(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	return true;
 }
 
+static bool
+gen6_check_for_fifo_debug(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
+{
+	u32 fifodbg;
+
+	fifodbg = __raw_i915_read32(dev_priv, GTFIFODBG);
+
+	if (unlikely(fifodbg)) {
+		DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("GTFIFODBG = 0x08%x\n", fifodbg);
+		__raw_i915_write32(dev_priv, GTFIFODBG, fifodbg);
+	}
+
+	return fifodbg;
+}
+
 static bool
 check_for_unclaimed_mmio(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
+	bool ret = false;
+
 	if (HAS_FPGA_DBG_UNCLAIMED(dev_priv))
-		return fpga_check_for_unclaimed_mmio(dev_priv);
+		ret |= fpga_check_for_unclaimed_mmio(dev_priv);
 
 	if (IS_VALLEYVIEW(dev_priv) || IS_CHERRYVIEW(dev_priv))
-		return vlv_check_for_unclaimed_mmio(dev_priv);
+		ret |= vlv_check_for_unclaimed_mmio(dev_priv);
 
-	return false;
+	if (IS_GEN6(dev_priv) || IS_GEN7(dev_priv))
+		ret |= gen6_check_for_fifo_debug(dev_priv);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void __intel_uncore_early_sanitize(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
@@ -404,11 +408,6 @@ static void __intel_uncore_early_sanitize(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 	if (check_for_unclaimed_mmio(dev_priv))
 		DRM_DEBUG("unclaimed mmio detected on uncore init, clearing\n");
 
-	/* clear out old GT FIFO errors */
-	if (IS_GEN6(dev_priv) || IS_GEN7(dev_priv))
-		__raw_i915_write32(dev_priv, GTFIFODBG,
-				   __raw_i915_read32(dev_priv, GTFIFODBG));
-
 	/* WaDisableShadowRegForCpd:chv */
 	if (IS_CHERRYVIEW(dev_priv)) {
 		__raw_i915_write32(dev_priv, GTFIFOCTL,
@@ -1047,15 +1046,10 @@ __gen2_write(32)
 #define __gen6_write(x) \
 static void \
 gen6_write##x(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, i915_reg_t reg, u##x val, bool trace) { \
-	u32 __fifo_ret = 0; \
 	GEN6_WRITE_HEADER; \
-	if (NEEDS_FORCE_WAKE(offset)) { \
-		__fifo_ret = __gen6_gt_wait_for_fifo(dev_priv); \
-	} \
+	if (NEEDS_FORCE_WAKE(offset)) \
+		__gen6_gt_wait_for_fifo(dev_priv); \
 	__raw_i915_write##x(dev_priv, reg, val); \
-	if (unlikely(__fifo_ret)) { \
-		gen6_gt_check_fifodbg(dev_priv); \
-	} \
 	GEN6_WRITE_FOOTER; \
 }
 
@@ -1190,11 +1184,7 @@ static void intel_uncore_fw_domains_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 			       FORCEWAKE_MEDIA_GEN9, FORCEWAKE_ACK_MEDIA_GEN9);
 	} else if (IS_VALLEYVIEW(dev_priv) || IS_CHERRYVIEW(dev_priv)) {
 		dev_priv->uncore.funcs.force_wake_get = fw_domains_get;
-		if (!IS_CHERRYVIEW(dev_priv))
-			dev_priv->uncore.funcs.force_wake_put =
-				fw_domains_put_with_fifo;
-		else
-			dev_priv->uncore.funcs.force_wake_put = fw_domains_put;
+		dev_priv->uncore.funcs.force_wake_put = fw_domains_put;
 		fw_domain_init(dev_priv, FW_DOMAIN_ID_RENDER,
 			       FORCEWAKE_VLV, FORCEWAKE_ACK_VLV);
 		fw_domain_init(dev_priv, FW_DOMAIN_ID_MEDIA,
@@ -1202,11 +1192,7 @@ static void intel_uncore_fw_domains_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	} else if (IS_HASWELL(dev_priv) || IS_BROADWELL(dev_priv)) {
 		dev_priv->uncore.funcs.force_wake_get =
 			fw_domains_get_with_thread_status;
-		if (IS_HASWELL(dev_priv))
-			dev_priv->uncore.funcs.force_wake_put =
-				fw_domains_put_with_fifo;
-		else
-			dev_priv->uncore.funcs.force_wake_put = fw_domains_put;
+		dev_priv->uncore.funcs.force_wake_put = fw_domains_put;
 		fw_domain_init(dev_priv, FW_DOMAIN_ID_RENDER,
 			       FORCEWAKE_MT, FORCEWAKE_ACK_HSW);
 	} else if (IS_IVYBRIDGE(dev_priv)) {
@@ -1223,8 +1209,7 @@ static void intel_uncore_fw_domains_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 		 */
 		dev_priv->uncore.funcs.force_wake_get =
 			fw_domains_get_with_thread_status;
-		dev_priv->uncore.funcs.force_wake_put =
-			fw_domains_put_with_fifo;
+		dev_priv->uncore.funcs.force_wake_put = fw_domains_put;
 
 		/* We need to init first for ECOBUS access and then
 		 * determine later if we want to reinit, in case of MT access is
@@ -1242,7 +1227,7 @@ static void intel_uncore_fw_domains_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 		spin_lock_irq(&dev_priv->uncore.lock);
 		fw_domains_get_with_thread_status(dev_priv, FORCEWAKE_RENDER);
 		ecobus = __raw_i915_read32(dev_priv, ECOBUS);
-		fw_domains_put_with_fifo(dev_priv, FORCEWAKE_RENDER);
+		fw_domains_put(dev_priv, FORCEWAKE_RENDER);
 		spin_unlock_irq(&dev_priv->uncore.lock);
 
 		if (!(ecobus & FORCEWAKE_MT_ENABLE)) {
@@ -1254,8 +1239,7 @@ static void intel_uncore_fw_domains_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	} else if (IS_GEN6(dev_priv)) {
 		dev_priv->uncore.funcs.force_wake_get =
 			fw_domains_get_with_thread_status;
-		dev_priv->uncore.funcs.force_wake_put =
-			fw_domains_put_with_fifo;
+		dev_priv->uncore.funcs.force_wake_put = fw_domains_put;
 		fw_domain_init(dev_priv, FW_DOMAIN_ID_RENDER,
 			       FORCEWAKE, FORCEWAKE_ACK);
 	}