diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index 86cca37a4e4f38dba167b47f0f8b471ff7663d2d..84fda3fce4b84d62e3e56b198089f7936fd3ec02 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -1173,14 +1173,6 @@ static void gen6_pm_rps_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 		if (new_delay >= dev_priv->rps.max_freq_softlimit)
 			adj = 0;
-		/*
-		 * For better performance, jump directly
-		 * to RPe if we're below it.
-		 */
-		if (new_delay < dev_priv->rps.efficient_freq - adj) {
-			new_delay = dev_priv->rps.efficient_freq;
-			adj = 0;
-		}
 	} else if (client_boost || any_waiters(dev_priv)) {
 		adj = 0;
 	} else if (pm_iir & GEN6_PM_RP_DOWN_TIMEOUT) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index e801b5d26b90fe2a8e5fa87ff621513b6edee15a..3d311e10064306063eec10e60303f8cc4e9793ab 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -5019,6 +5019,8 @@ void gen6_rps_busy(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&dev_priv->rps.hw_lock);
 	if (dev_priv->rps.enabled) {
+		u8 freq;
+
 		if (dev_priv->pm_rps_events & (GEN6_PM_RP_DOWN_EI_EXPIRED | GEN6_PM_RP_UP_EI_EXPIRED))
 			gen6_rps_reset_ei(dev_priv);
 		I915_WRITE(GEN6_PMINTRMSK,
@@ -5026,9 +5028,14 @@ void gen6_rps_busy(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 
 		gen6_enable_rps_interrupts(dev_priv);
 
-		/* Ensure we start at the user's desired frequency */
+		/* Use the user's desired frequency as a guide, but for better
+		 * performance, jump directly to RPe as our starting frequency.
+		 */
+		freq = max(dev_priv->rps.cur_freq,
+			   dev_priv->rps.efficient_freq);
+
 		if (intel_set_rps(dev_priv,
-				  clamp(dev_priv->rps.cur_freq,
+				  clamp(freq,
 					dev_priv->rps.min_freq_softlimit,
 					dev_priv->rps.max_freq_softlimit)))
 			DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("Failed to set idle frequency\n");