diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
index 14ade8f88dcc5f749b12d71a2934611851ac3f4f..759c60095cbeb45b5d2943ab3bb458f7d4277987 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
@@ -3875,6 +3875,9 @@ enum {
 #define  SARBUNIT_CLKGATE_DIS		(1 << 5)
 #define  RCCUNIT_CLKGATE_DIS		(1 << 7)
 
+#define UNSLICE_UNIT_LEVEL_CLKGATE	_MMIO(0x9434)
+#define  VFUNIT_CLKGATE_DIS		(1 << 20)
+
 /*
  * Display engine regs
  */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index 18779c6eb4bf9d9086f29b76777dedcd6ed9977d..1db79a860b96eea8485b808668278c29152bbf81 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -8447,6 +8447,11 @@ static void cnl_init_clock_gating(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	if (IS_CNL_REVID(dev_priv, CNL_REVID_A0, CNL_REVID_B0))
 		val |= SARBUNIT_CLKGATE_DIS;
 	I915_WRITE(SLICE_UNIT_LEVEL_CLKGATE, val);
+
+	/* WaDisableVFclkgate:cnl */
+	val = I915_READ(UNSLICE_UNIT_LEVEL_CLKGATE);
+	val |= VFUNIT_CLKGATE_DIS;
+	I915_WRITE(UNSLICE_UNIT_LEVEL_CLKGATE, val);
 }
 
 static void cfl_init_clock_gating(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)