diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
index 07e04495cd9ae38ce65c8e97f80f9a71ec17838f..264885fc245d346214fd1f90b2f2ac26c6daf86f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
@@ -7105,6 +7105,7 @@ enum skl_disp_power_wells {
 #define   GEN9_CCS_TLB_PREFETCH_ENABLE	(1<<3)
 
 #define GEN8_ROW_CHICKEN		_MMIO(0xe4f0)
+#define   FLOW_CONTROL_ENABLE		(1<<15)
 #define   PARTIAL_INSTRUCTION_SHOOTDOWN_DISABLE	(1<<8)
 #define   STALL_DOP_GATING_DISABLE		(1<<5)
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index b7c8fc1a73a3811dfb73012f44a0a80c901305f9..9c59ede5dd9a9fe5e203dff1de341997b772d794 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -925,8 +925,10 @@ static int gen9_init_workarounds(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	I915_WRITE(GAM_ECOCHK, I915_READ(GAM_ECOCHK) |
 		   ECOCHK_DIS_TLB);
 
+	/* WaClearFlowControlGpgpuContextSave:skl,bxt */
 	/* WaDisablePartialInstShootdown:skl,bxt */
 	WA_SET_BIT_MASKED(GEN8_ROW_CHICKEN,
+			  FLOW_CONTROL_ENABLE |
 			  PARTIAL_INSTRUCTION_SHOOTDOWN_DISABLE);
 
 	/* Syncing dependencies between camera and graphics:skl,bxt */