diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index ff841400051cf776f0feb2c1fa6521b813fd63e4..3bd44d042a1d900d0eee9e7524bc297524af32ce 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -12639,17 +12639,12 @@ static void intel_atomic_commit_tail(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
 			intel_check_cpu_fifo_underruns(dev_priv);
 			intel_check_pch_fifo_underruns(dev_priv);
 
-			if (!new_crtc_state->active) {
-				/*
-				 * Make sure we don't call initial_watermarks
-				 * for ILK-style watermark updates.
-				 *
-				 * No clue what this is supposed to achieve.
-				 */
-				if (INTEL_GEN(dev_priv) >= 9)
-					dev_priv->display.initial_watermarks(intel_state,
-									     to_intel_crtc_state(new_crtc_state));
-			}
+			/* FIXME unify this for all platforms */
+			if (!new_crtc_state->active &&
+			    !HAS_GMCH_DISPLAY(dev_priv) &&
+			    dev_priv->display.initial_watermarks)
+				dev_priv->display.initial_watermarks(intel_state,
+								     to_intel_crtc_state(new_crtc_state));
 		}
 	}