diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
index 0ed99adfd0da56cb57d587486d7683eac8cedb8a..ed120a1e7f93d5a723f34d2d0161be1d0bec9663 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
@@ -110,6 +110,30 @@ const struct i915_ggtt_view i915_ggtt_view_rotated = {
 	.type = I915_GGTT_VIEW_ROTATED,
 };
 
+static void gen6_ggtt_invalidate(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
+{
+	/* Note that as an uncached mmio write, this should flush the
+	 * WCB of the writes into the GGTT before it triggers the invalidate.
+	 */
+	I915_WRITE(GFX_FLSH_CNTL_GEN6, GFX_FLSH_CNTL_EN);
+}
+
+static void guc_ggtt_invalidate(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
+{
+	gen6_ggtt_invalidate(dev_priv);
+	I915_WRITE(GEN8_GTCR, GEN8_GTCR_INVALIDATE);
+}
+
+static void gmch_ggtt_invalidate(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
+{
+	intel_gtt_chipset_flush();
+}
+
+static inline void i915_ggtt_invalidate(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
+{
+	i915->ggtt.invalidate(i915);
+}
+
 int intel_sanitize_enable_ppgtt(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 			       	int enable_ppgtt)
 {
@@ -2307,16 +2331,6 @@ void i915_check_and_clear_faults(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 		POSTING_READ(RING_FAULT_REG(dev_priv->engine[RCS]));
 }
 
-static void i915_ggtt_flush(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
-{
-	if (INTEL_INFO(dev_priv)->gen < 6) {
-		intel_gtt_chipset_flush();
-	} else {
-		I915_WRITE(GFX_FLSH_CNTL_GEN6, GFX_FLSH_CNTL_EN);
-		POSTING_READ(GFX_FLSH_CNTL_GEN6);
-	}
-}
-
 void i915_gem_suspend_gtt_mappings(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
 	struct i915_ggtt *ggtt = &dev_priv->ggtt;
@@ -2331,7 +2345,7 @@ void i915_gem_suspend_gtt_mappings(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 
 	ggtt->base.clear_range(&ggtt->base, ggtt->base.start, ggtt->base.total);
 
-	i915_ggtt_flush(dev_priv);
+	i915_ggtt_invalidate(dev_priv);
 }
 
 int i915_gem_gtt_prepare_pages(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
@@ -2370,15 +2384,13 @@ static void gen8_ggtt_insert_page(struct i915_address_space *vm,
 				  enum i915_cache_level level,
 				  u32 unused)
 {
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = vm->i915;
+	struct i915_ggtt *ggtt = i915_vm_to_ggtt(vm);
 	gen8_pte_t __iomem *pte =
-		(gen8_pte_t __iomem *)dev_priv->ggtt.gsm +
-		(offset >> PAGE_SHIFT);
+		(gen8_pte_t __iomem *)ggtt->gsm + (offset >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 
 	gen8_set_pte(pte, gen8_pte_encode(addr, level));
 
-	I915_WRITE(GFX_FLSH_CNTL_GEN6, GFX_FLSH_CNTL_EN);
-	POSTING_READ(GFX_FLSH_CNTL_GEN6);
+	ggtt->invalidate(vm->i915);
 }
 
 static void gen8_ggtt_insert_entries(struct i915_address_space *vm,
@@ -2386,7 +2398,6 @@ static void gen8_ggtt_insert_entries(struct i915_address_space *vm,
 				     uint64_t start,
 				     enum i915_cache_level level, u32 unused)
 {
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = vm->i915;
 	struct i915_ggtt *ggtt = i915_vm_to_ggtt(vm);
 	struct sgt_iter sgt_iter;
 	gen8_pte_t __iomem *gtt_entries;
@@ -2415,8 +2426,7 @@ static void gen8_ggtt_insert_entries(struct i915_address_space *vm,
 	 * want to flush the TLBs only after we're certain all the PTE updates
 	 * have finished.
 	 */
-	I915_WRITE(GFX_FLSH_CNTL_GEN6, GFX_FLSH_CNTL_EN);
-	POSTING_READ(GFX_FLSH_CNTL_GEN6);
+	ggtt->invalidate(vm->i915);
 }
 
 struct insert_entries {
@@ -2451,15 +2461,13 @@ static void gen6_ggtt_insert_page(struct i915_address_space *vm,
 				  enum i915_cache_level level,
 				  u32 flags)
 {
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = vm->i915;
+	struct i915_ggtt *ggtt = i915_vm_to_ggtt(vm);
 	gen6_pte_t __iomem *pte =
-		(gen6_pte_t __iomem *)dev_priv->ggtt.gsm +
-		(offset >> PAGE_SHIFT);
+		(gen6_pte_t __iomem *)ggtt->gsm + (offset >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 
 	iowrite32(vm->pte_encode(addr, level, flags), pte);
 
-	I915_WRITE(GFX_FLSH_CNTL_GEN6, GFX_FLSH_CNTL_EN);
-	POSTING_READ(GFX_FLSH_CNTL_GEN6);
+	ggtt->invalidate(vm->i915);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2473,7 +2481,6 @@ static void gen6_ggtt_insert_entries(struct i915_address_space *vm,
 				     uint64_t start,
 				     enum i915_cache_level level, u32 flags)
 {
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = vm->i915;
 	struct i915_ggtt *ggtt = i915_vm_to_ggtt(vm);
 	struct sgt_iter sgt_iter;
 	gen6_pte_t __iomem *gtt_entries;
@@ -2501,8 +2508,7 @@ static void gen6_ggtt_insert_entries(struct i915_address_space *vm,
 	 * want to flush the TLBs only after we're certain all the PTE updates
 	 * have finished.
 	 */
-	I915_WRITE(GFX_FLSH_CNTL_GEN6, GFX_FLSH_CNTL_EN);
-	POSTING_READ(GFX_FLSH_CNTL_GEN6);
+	ggtt->invalidate(vm->i915);
 }
 
 static void nop_clear_range(struct i915_address_space *vm,
@@ -3062,6 +3068,8 @@ static int gen8_gmch_probe(struct i915_ggtt *ggtt)
 	if (IS_CHERRYVIEW(dev_priv))
 		ggtt->base.insert_entries = gen8_ggtt_insert_entries__BKL;
 
+	ggtt->invalidate = gen6_ggtt_invalidate;
+
 	return ggtt_probe_common(ggtt, size);
 }
 
@@ -3099,6 +3107,8 @@ static int gen6_gmch_probe(struct i915_ggtt *ggtt)
 	ggtt->base.unbind_vma = ggtt_unbind_vma;
 	ggtt->base.cleanup = gen6_gmch_remove;
 
+	ggtt->invalidate = gen6_ggtt_invalidate;
+
 	if (HAS_EDRAM(dev_priv))
 		ggtt->base.pte_encode = iris_pte_encode;
 	else if (IS_HASWELL(dev_priv))
@@ -3142,6 +3152,8 @@ static int i915_gmch_probe(struct i915_ggtt *ggtt)
 	ggtt->base.unbind_vma = ggtt_unbind_vma;
 	ggtt->base.cleanup = i915_gmch_remove;
 
+	ggtt->invalidate = gmch_ggtt_invalidate;
+
 	if (unlikely(ggtt->do_idle_maps))
 		DRM_INFO("applying Ironlake quirks for intel_iommu\n");
 
@@ -3260,6 +3272,16 @@ int i915_ggtt_enable_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void i915_ggtt_enable_guc(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
+{
+	i915->ggtt.invalidate = guc_ggtt_invalidate;
+}
+
+void i915_ggtt_disable_guc(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
+{
+	i915->ggtt.invalidate = gen6_ggtt_invalidate;
+}
+
 void i915_gem_restore_gtt_mappings(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
 	struct i915_ggtt *ggtt = &dev_priv->ggtt;
@@ -3323,7 +3345,7 @@ void i915_gem_restore_gtt_mappings(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 		}
 	}
 
-	i915_ggtt_flush(dev_priv);
+	i915_ggtt_invalidate(dev_priv);
 }
 
 struct i915_vma *
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h
index 3e031a057f78cce381e5563fec63b5d1c10a9d7c..6c40088f8cf43c2f30a0deacb927ad22473c16ea 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.h
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ struct i915_ggtt {
 
 	/** "Graphics Stolen Memory" holds the global PTEs */
 	void __iomem *gsm;
+	void (*invalidate)(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 
 	bool do_idle_maps;
 
@@ -504,6 +505,8 @@ i915_vm_to_ggtt(struct i915_address_space *vm)
 int i915_ggtt_probe_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 int i915_ggtt_init_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 int i915_ggtt_enable_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
+void i915_ggtt_enable_guc(struct drm_i915_private *i915);
+void i915_ggtt_disable_guc(struct drm_i915_private *i915);
 int i915_gem_init_ggtt(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void i915_ggtt_cleanup_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
index 710fbb9fc63fe567ab10ada8c6423205f7dbf59f..913d873589728f3f841aaae202525e65bd04184e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
@@ -579,9 +579,6 @@ static struct i915_vma *guc_allocate_vma(struct intel_guc *guc, u32 size)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	/* Invalidate GuC TLB to let GuC take the latest updates to GTT. */
-	I915_WRITE(GEN8_GTCR, GEN8_GTCR_INVALIDATE);
-
 	return vma;
 
 err:
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c
index 5a6ab8728d48c505dada8ad727577ee620cd45d1..b8891914287ee8f2bfdc8079b56c9c262116d42a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_guc_loader.c
@@ -367,9 +367,6 @@ static int guc_ucode_xfer(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 		return PTR_ERR(vma);
 	}
 
-	/* Invalidate GuC TLB to let GuC take the latest updates to GTT. */
-	I915_WRITE(GEN8_GTCR, GEN8_GTCR_INVALIDATE);
-
 	intel_uncore_forcewake_get(dev_priv, FORCEWAKE_ALL);
 
 	/* init WOPCM */
@@ -487,6 +484,9 @@ int intel_guc_setup(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	guc_interrupts_release(dev_priv);
 	gen9_reset_guc_interrupts(dev_priv);
 
+	/* We need to notify the guc whenever we change the GGTT */
+	i915_ggtt_enable_guc(dev_priv);
+
 	guc_fw->guc_fw_load_status = GUC_FIRMWARE_PENDING;
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("GuC fw status: fetch %s, load %s\n",
@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@ int intel_guc_setup(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	guc_interrupts_release(dev_priv);
 	i915_guc_submission_disable(dev_priv);
 	i915_guc_submission_fini(dev_priv);
+	i915_ggtt_disable_guc(dev_priv);
 
 	/*
 	 * We've failed to load the firmware :(
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 8acab875fcfc49919fc903864d2d8ecce9090c99..8f8dcd9a9524c770aa557193c9e60f016277b71e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -811,12 +811,6 @@ static int execlists_context_pin(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 
 	ce->state->obj->mm.dirty = true;
 
-	/* Invalidate GuC TLB. */
-	if (i915.enable_guc_submission) {
-		struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = ctx->i915;
-		I915_WRITE(GEN8_GTCR, GEN8_GTCR_INVALIDATE);
-	}
-
 	i915_gem_context_get(ctx);
 	return 0;