diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index 376cc2c8751a65569db12d061d80a62bfeff4d3b..38b61e4d17ae7086406afe4a387cc1896bb20e44 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -1001,13 +1001,20 @@ static const struct intel_watermark_params i915_wm_info = {
 	.guard_size = 2,
 	.cacheline_size = I915_FIFO_LINE_SIZE,
 };
-static const struct intel_watermark_params i830_wm_info = {
+static const struct intel_watermark_params i830_a_wm_info = {
 	.fifo_size = I855GM_FIFO_SIZE,
 	.max_wm = I915_MAX_WM,
 	.default_wm = 1,
 	.guard_size = 2,
 	.cacheline_size = I830_FIFO_LINE_SIZE,
 };
+static const struct intel_watermark_params i830_bc_wm_info = {
+	.fifo_size = I855GM_FIFO_SIZE,
+	.max_wm = I915_MAX_WM/2,
+	.default_wm = 1,
+	.guard_size = 2,
+	.cacheline_size = I830_FIFO_LINE_SIZE,
+};
 static const struct intel_watermark_params i845_wm_info = {
 	.fifo_size = I830_FIFO_SIZE,
 	.max_wm = I915_MAX_WM,
@@ -1689,7 +1696,7 @@ static void i9xx_update_wm(struct drm_crtc *unused_crtc)
 	else if (!IS_GEN2(dev))
 		wm_info = &i915_wm_info;
 	else
-		wm_info = &i830_wm_info;
+		wm_info = &i830_a_wm_info;
 
 	fifo_size = dev_priv->display.get_fifo_size(dev, 0);
 	crtc = intel_get_crtc_for_plane(dev, 0);
@@ -1704,8 +1711,14 @@ static void i9xx_update_wm(struct drm_crtc *unused_crtc)
 					       wm_info, fifo_size, cpp,
 					       latency_ns);
 		enabled = crtc;
-	} else
+	} else {
 		planea_wm = fifo_size - wm_info->guard_size;
+		if (planea_wm > (long)wm_info->max_wm)
+			planea_wm = wm_info->max_wm;
+	}
+
+	if (IS_GEN2(dev))
+		wm_info = &i830_bc_wm_info;
 
 	fifo_size = dev_priv->display.get_fifo_size(dev, 1);
 	crtc = intel_get_crtc_for_plane(dev, 1);
@@ -1723,8 +1736,11 @@ static void i9xx_update_wm(struct drm_crtc *unused_crtc)
 			enabled = crtc;
 		else
 			enabled = NULL;
-	} else
+	} else {
 		planeb_wm = fifo_size - wm_info->guard_size;
+		if (planeb_wm > (long)wm_info->max_wm)
+			planeb_wm = wm_info->max_wm;
+	}
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("FIFO watermarks - A: %d, B: %d\n", planea_wm, planeb_wm);