diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbc.c
index 38b036c499d9089e84c280151371fdbd94a9d841..38a5535a5c63285b3661313c50b3cb951bb0acd6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbc.c
@@ -859,6 +859,17 @@ static bool intel_fbc_can_activate(struct intel_crtc *crtc)
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Work around a problem on GEN9+ HW, where enabling FBC on a plane
+	 * having a Y offset that isn't divisible by 4 causes FIFO underrun
+	 * and screen flicker.
+	 */
+	if (IS_GEN(dev_priv, 9, 10) &&
+	    (fbc->state_cache.plane.adjusted_y & 3)) {
+		fbc->no_fbc_reason = "plane Y offset is misaligned";
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	return true;
 }