diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 5e9bb531aeef4e79d35b8b00daf942230472afc0..542382f2b1d5c5c8c3aad4a3071536373056d437 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -1161,10 +1161,6 @@ static int gen8_init_render_ring(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 	 */
 	I915_WRITE(MI_MODE, _MASKED_BIT_ENABLE(ASYNC_FLIP_PERF_DISABLE));
 
-	ret = intel_init_pipe_control(ring);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	I915_WRITE(INSTPM, _MASKED_BIT_ENABLE(INSTPM_FORCE_ORDERING));
 
 	return init_workarounds_ring(ring);
@@ -1406,6 +1402,7 @@ static int logical_render_ring_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct intel_engine_cs *ring = &dev_priv->ring[RCS];
+	int ret;
 
 	ring->name = "render ring";
 	ring->id = RCS;
@@ -1428,7 +1425,12 @@ static int logical_render_ring_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	ring->irq_put = gen8_logical_ring_put_irq;
 	ring->emit_bb_start = gen8_emit_bb_start;
 
-	return logical_ring_init(dev, ring);
+	ring->dev = dev;
+	ret = logical_ring_init(dev, ring);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return intel_init_pipe_control(ring);
 }
 
 static int logical_bsd_ring_init(struct drm_device *dev)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 2a87b226135095d076614cdfb443303aa229f39a..f0ffcf7c7eb3863d73b3ae1e6bc246a282b3a1f0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -865,12 +865,6 @@ static int init_render_ring(struct intel_engine_cs *ring)
 			   _MASKED_BIT_ENABLE(GFX_TLB_INVALIDATE_EXPLICIT) |
 			   _MASKED_BIT_ENABLE(GFX_REPLAY_MODE));
 
-	if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 5) {
-		ret = intel_init_pipe_control(ring);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-	}
-
 	if (IS_GEN6(dev)) {
 		/* From the Sandybridge PRM, volume 1 part 3, page 24:
 		 * "If this bit is set, STCunit will have LRA as replacement
@@ -2459,7 +2453,17 @@ int intel_init_render_ring_buffer(struct drm_device *dev)
 		ring->scratch.gtt_offset = i915_gem_obj_ggtt_offset(obj);
 	}
 
-	return intel_init_ring_buffer(dev, ring);
+	ret = intel_init_ring_buffer(dev, ring);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 5) {
+		ret = intel_init_pipe_control(ring);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 int intel_init_bsd_ring_buffer(struct drm_device *dev)