diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index fa4ccb346389e2369effb3b3c48f6f211afa4832..555b896d2bdadec44aebc821a2f7fd9a09d58441 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -2045,22 +2045,20 @@ static void ilk_compute_wm_parameters(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	p->pipe_htotal = intel_crtc->config->base.adjusted_mode.crtc_htotal;
 	p->pixel_rate = ilk_pipe_pixel_rate(dev, crtc);
 
-	if (crtc->primary->state->fb) {
-		p->pri.enabled = true;
+	if (crtc->primary->state->fb)
 		p->pri.bytes_per_pixel =
 			crtc->primary->state->fb->bits_per_pixel / 8;
-	} else {
-		p->pri.enabled = false;
-		p->pri.bytes_per_pixel = 0;
-	}
+	else
+		p->pri.bytes_per_pixel = 4;
+
+	p->cur.bytes_per_pixel = 4;
+	/*
+	 * TODO: for now, assume primary and cursor planes are always enabled.
+	 * Setting them to false makes the screen flicker.
+	 */
+	p->pri.enabled = true;
+	p->cur.enabled = true;
 
-	if (crtc->cursor->state->fb) {
-		p->cur.enabled = true;
-		p->cur.bytes_per_pixel = 4;
-	} else {
-		p->cur.enabled = false;
-		p->cur.bytes_per_pixel = 0;
-	}
 	p->pri.horiz_pixels = intel_crtc->config->pipe_src_w;
 	p->cur.horiz_pixels = intel_crtc->base.cursor->state->crtc_w;