diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index b620337e6d672c164448090016a27d1b713a2a24..c2f09d4563008ff7e32238675dab1b4da02ec967 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -965,6 +965,7 @@ void intel_ring_setup_status_page(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 	} else if (IS_GEN6(ring->dev)) {
 		mmio = RING_HWS_PGA_GEN6(ring->mmio_base);
 	} else {
+		/* XXX: gen8 returns to sanity */
 		mmio = RING_HWS_PGA(ring->mmio_base);
 	}