diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index 1a1fdb088ddab8b73e69b03fbdeeef9cfeafcb2a..5290e9df327bf012a0fcf9fc87fb28a2d12b295f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ struct intel_crtc {
 	u8 lut_r[256], lut_g[256], lut_b[256];
 	int dpms_mode;
 	bool active; /* is the crtc on? independent of the dpms mode */
+	bool primary_disabled; /* is the crtc obscured by a plane? */
 	bool busy; /* is scanout buffer being updated frequently? */
 	struct timer_list idle_timer;
 	bool lowfreq_avail;
@@ -191,7 +192,6 @@ struct intel_plane {
 	struct drm_plane base;
 	enum pipe pipe;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
-	bool primary_disabled;
 	int max_downscale;
 	u32 lut_r[1024], lut_g[1024], lut_b[1024];
 	void (*update_plane)(struct drm_plane *plane,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index d0ce2a5b1d3f09ffa65340026388f5b5920e320a..b7de5ea62aa4c8f10138eec8aba07b9630c96869 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -405,7 +405,9 @@ void intel_update_fbc(struct drm_device *dev)
 	 *   - going to an unsupported config (interlace, pixel multiply, etc.)
 	 */
 	list_for_each_entry(tmp_crtc, &dev->mode_config.crtc_list, head) {
-		if (tmp_crtc->enabled && tmp_crtc->fb) {
+		if (tmp_crtc->enabled &&
+		    !to_intel_crtc(tmp_crtc)->primary_disabled &&
+		    tmp_crtc->fb) {
 			if (crtc) {
 				DRM_DEBUG_KMS("more than one pipe active, disabling compression\n");
 				dev_priv->no_fbc_reason = FBC_MULTIPLE_PIPES;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c
index 2a20fb0781d7591018fdb7202d96ee7685e9cbba..9d7777bc15459abff49fc037c70f254db63a995b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c
@@ -326,6 +326,12 @@ intel_enable_primary(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 	struct intel_crtc *intel_crtc = to_intel_crtc(crtc);
 	int reg = DSPCNTR(intel_crtc->plane);
 
+	if (!intel_crtc->primary_disabled)
+		return;
+
+	intel_crtc->primary_disabled = false;
+	intel_update_fbc(dev);
+
 	I915_WRITE(reg, I915_READ(reg) | DISPLAY_PLANE_ENABLE);
 }
 
@@ -337,7 +343,13 @@ intel_disable_primary(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 	struct intel_crtc *intel_crtc = to_intel_crtc(crtc);
 	int reg = DSPCNTR(intel_crtc->plane);
 
+	if (intel_crtc->primary_disabled)
+		return;
+
 	I915_WRITE(reg, I915_READ(reg) & ~DISPLAY_PLANE_ENABLE);
+
+	intel_crtc->primary_disabled = true;
+	intel_update_fbc(dev);
 }
 
 static int
@@ -485,18 +497,14 @@ intel_update_plane(struct drm_plane *plane, struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	 * Be sure to re-enable the primary before the sprite is no longer
 	 * covering it fully.
 	 */
-	if (!disable_primary && intel_plane->primary_disabled) {
+	if (!disable_primary)
 		intel_enable_primary(crtc);
-		intel_plane->primary_disabled = false;
-	}
 
 	intel_plane->update_plane(plane, fb, obj, crtc_x, crtc_y,
 				  crtc_w, crtc_h, x, y, src_w, src_h);
 
-	if (disable_primary) {
+	if (disable_primary)
 		intel_disable_primary(crtc);
-		intel_plane->primary_disabled = true;
-	}
 
 	/* Unpin old obj after new one is active to avoid ugliness */
 	if (old_obj) {
@@ -527,11 +535,8 @@ intel_disable_plane(struct drm_plane *plane)
 	struct intel_plane *intel_plane = to_intel_plane(plane);
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (intel_plane->primary_disabled) {
+	if (plane->crtc)
 		intel_enable_primary(plane->crtc);
-		intel_plane->primary_disabled = false;
-	}
-
 	intel_plane->disable_plane(plane);
 
 	if (!intel_plane->obj)