diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index ec6ea92da53856e6a18e3a28cf2032c1eb5a5fea..91b35fd1db8c81ee06984de0aaae88824929cddd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -5539,7 +5539,8 @@ void ironlake_init_pch_refclk(struct drm_device *dev)
 		if (intel_panel_use_ssc(dev_priv) && can_ssc) {
 			DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Using SSC on panel\n");
 			temp |= DREF_SSC1_ENABLE;
-		}
+		} else
+			temp &= ~DREF_SSC1_ENABLE;
 
 		/* Get SSC going before enabling the outputs */
 		I915_WRITE(PCH_DREF_CONTROL, temp);