diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index 9c934bec3ef1aee1978213a8be5f758deb9b0421..d0f721fb25ad7debc110481e37bc0fe1dcd987e2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -757,9 +757,6 @@ static int __i915_drm_thaw(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 static int i915_drm_thaw(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
-	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_MODESET))
-		i915_check_and_clear_faults(dev);
-
 	return __i915_drm_thaw(dev);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
index 964805ce4d2c3b7b2ee7d94d8979f7022a475f4d..94276419c13f76d01d033c53a23f094f62ecdcaf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
@@ -360,7 +360,8 @@ void intel_uncore_forcewake_reset(struct drm_device *dev, bool restore)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->uncore.lock, irqflags);
 }
 
-void intel_uncore_early_sanitize(struct drm_device *dev, bool restore_forcewake)
+static void __intel_uncore_early_sanitize(struct drm_device *dev,
+					  bool restore_forcewake)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 
@@ -386,6 +387,12 @@ void intel_uncore_early_sanitize(struct drm_device *dev, bool restore_forcewake)
 	intel_uncore_forcewake_reset(dev, restore_forcewake);
 }
 
+void intel_uncore_early_sanitize(struct drm_device *dev, bool restore_forcewake)
+{
+	__intel_uncore_early_sanitize(dev, restore_forcewake);
+	i915_check_and_clear_faults(dev);
+}
+
 void intel_uncore_sanitize(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	/* BIOS often leaves RC6 enabled, but disable it for hw init */
@@ -846,7 +853,7 @@ void intel_uncore_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	setup_timer(&dev_priv->uncore.force_wake_timer,
 		    gen6_force_wake_timer, (unsigned long)dev_priv);
 
-	intel_uncore_early_sanitize(dev, false);
+	__intel_uncore_early_sanitize(dev, false);
 
 	if (IS_VALLEYVIEW(dev)) {
 		dev_priv->uncore.funcs.force_wake_get = __vlv_force_wake_get;
@@ -928,6 +935,8 @@ void intel_uncore_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 		ASSIGN_READ_MMIO_VFUNCS(gen4);
 		break;
 	}
+
+	i915_check_and_clear_faults(dev);
 }
 #undef ASSIGN_WRITE_MMIO_VFUNCS
 #undef ASSIGN_READ_MMIO_VFUNCS