diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index dd157add7492f14a1b0d476b510a7d81a2967e48..d53758723ac477f10a4c84f6c513fbb7230f946e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -3291,7 +3291,7 @@ bool intel_has_pending_fb_unpin(struct drm_device *dev)
 	return false;
 }
 
-static void intel_crtc_wait_for_pending_flips(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+void intel_crtc_wait_for_pending_flips(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index fe2533ba52a9d78a03a6d2f775421acff87326a6..287b89e97456ae93b6a6e205538b279d4d169565 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -802,6 +802,8 @@ int valleyview_get_vco(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void intel_mode_from_pipe_config(struct drm_display_mode *mode,
 				 struct intel_crtc_config *pipe_config);
 int intel_format_to_fourcc(int format);
+void intel_crtc_wait_for_pending_flips(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
+
 
 /* intel_dp.c */
 void intel_dp_init(struct drm_device *dev, int output_reg, enum port port);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c
index 7780f6ce73ec2c8dc667d200325910c7161aa1d9..d6acd6bd0bf02bc09166f27065de21f333101e0a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c
@@ -1018,6 +1018,9 @@ intel_update_plane(struct drm_plane *plane, struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 
 		intel_crtc->primary_enabled = primary_enabled;
 
+		if (primary_was_enabled != primary_enabled)
+			intel_crtc_wait_for_pending_flips(crtc);
+
 		if (primary_was_enabled && !primary_enabled)
 			intel_pre_disable_primary(crtc);