diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbc.c
index 3614a951736b395ed5e615beb881a0ec7ee51631..0f0492f4a35719c85f725d53efee0152024258af 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbc.c
@@ -823,13 +823,15 @@ static bool intel_fbc_can_choose(struct intel_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = crtc->base.dev->dev_private;
 	struct intel_fbc *fbc = &dev_priv->fbc;
+	bool enable_by_default = IS_HASWELL(dev_priv) ||
+				 IS_BROADWELL(dev_priv);
 
 	if (intel_vgpu_active(dev_priv->dev)) {
 		fbc->no_fbc_reason = "VGPU is active";
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (i915.enable_fbc < 0) {
+	if (i915.enable_fbc < 0 && !enable_by_default) {
 		fbc->no_fbc_reason = "disabled per chip default";
 		return false;
 	}