diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
index d83d643af45c75b6dbda15c2e4d744376b68d36d..02545ebf0dace82ce7f8f391050a403bb8e09aff 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
@@ -2013,8 +2013,6 @@ static int i915_pc8_status(struct seq_file *m, void *unused)
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev_priv->pc8.lock);
-	seq_printf(m, "Requirements met: %s\n",
-		   yesno(dev_priv->pc8.requirements_met));
 	seq_printf(m, "GPU idle: %s\n", yesno(!dev_priv->mm.busy));
 	seq_printf(m, "Disable count: %d\n", dev_priv->pc8.disable_count);
 	seq_printf(m, "IRQs disabled: %s\n",
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 0e5148a817a6b2939bd30fdf06b17d76505c0d65..7f86c3123c6eec18e4678e14b1a12f183ec23d46 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1390,7 +1390,6 @@ struct ilk_wm_values {
  * For more, read "Display Sequences for Package C8" on our documentation.
  */
 struct i915_package_c8 {
-	bool requirements_met;
 	bool irqs_disabled;
 	/* Only true after the delayed work task actually enables it. */
 	bool enabled;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 1f79d1d51ea77d00ad842d49fea89489d9dd7560..f7dc5eec6d565e628484e182c5fd8a68ddd67cb5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -7119,63 +7119,9 @@ void hsw_disable_package_c8(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->pc8.lock);
 }
 
-static bool hsw_can_enable_package_c8(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
-{
-	struct drm_device *dev = dev_priv->dev;
-	struct intel_crtc *crtc;
-	uint32_t val;
-
-	list_for_each_entry(crtc, &dev->mode_config.crtc_list, base.head)
-		if (crtc->base.enabled)
-			return false;
-
-	/* This case is still possible since we have the i915.disable_power_well
-	 * parameter and also the KVMr or something else might be requesting the
-	 * power well. */
-	val = I915_READ(HSW_PWR_WELL_DRIVER);
-	if (val != 0) {
-		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Not enabling PC8: power well on\n");
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	return true;
-}
-
-/* Since we're called from modeset_global_resources there's no way to
- * symmetrically increase and decrease the refcount, so we use
- * dev_priv->pc8.requirements_met to track whether we already have the refcount
- * or not.
- */
-static void hsw_update_package_c8(struct drm_device *dev)
-{
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
-	bool allow;
-
-	if (!HAS_PC8(dev_priv->dev))
-		return;
-
-	mutex_lock(&dev_priv->pc8.lock);
-
-	allow = hsw_can_enable_package_c8(dev_priv);
-
-	if (allow == dev_priv->pc8.requirements_met)
-		goto done;
-
-	dev_priv->pc8.requirements_met = allow;
-
-	if (allow)
-		__hsw_enable_package_c8(dev_priv);
-	else
-		__hsw_disable_package_c8(dev_priv);
-
-done:
-	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->pc8.lock);
-}
-
 static void haswell_modeset_global_resources(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	modeset_update_crtc_power_domains(dev);
-	hsw_update_package_c8(dev);
 }
 
 static int haswell_crtc_mode_set(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index 5f23e6fada977a0f90348f3677f24751b44de129..6de0c239633727422ab98ecdc91d18b1a1de4a76 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -5938,6 +5938,8 @@ void intel_init_runtime_pm(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(device, 10000); /* 10s */
 	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(device);
 	pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(device);
+
+	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(device);
 }
 
 void intel_fini_runtime_pm(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
@@ -6161,10 +6163,9 @@ void intel_pm_setup(struct drm_device *dev)
 	mutex_init(&dev_priv->rps.hw_lock);
 
 	mutex_init(&dev_priv->pc8.lock);
-	dev_priv->pc8.requirements_met = false;
 	dev_priv->pc8.irqs_disabled = false;
 	dev_priv->pc8.enabled = false;
-	dev_priv->pc8.disable_count = 1; /* requirements_met */
+	dev_priv->pc8.disable_count = 0;
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&dev_priv->rps.delayed_resume_work,
 			  intel_gen6_powersave_work);
 }