diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index af11c4090c075ab3caf505722c0d7fade8ee7370..169c4908ad5bc40b93cb24fb2b8891554019aea5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -4939,8 +4939,6 @@ static int gen6_set_rps(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u8 val)
 	I915_WRITE(GEN6_RP_INTERRUPT_LIMITS, intel_rps_limits(dev_priv, val));
 	I915_WRITE(GEN6_PMINTRMSK, gen6_rps_pm_mask(dev_priv, val));
 
-	POSTING_READ(GEN6_RPNSWREQ);
-
 	dev_priv->rps.cur_freq = val;
 	trace_intel_gpu_freq_change(intel_gpu_freq(dev_priv, val));