diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
index 33bb4750516a..c15cc749ca2c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
@@ -4729,6 +4729,10 @@
 						 GEN6_PM_RP_DOWN_TIMEOUT)
 
 #define GEN6_GT_GFX_RC6_LOCKED			0x138104
+#define VLV_COUNTER_CONTROL			0x138104
+#define   VLV_COUNT_RANGE_HIGH			(1<<15)
+#define   VLV_MEDIA_RC6_COUNT_EN		(1<<1)
+#define   VLV_RENDER_RC6_COUNT_EN		(1<<0)
 #define GEN6_GT_GFX_RC6				0x138108
 #define GEN6_GT_GFX_RC6p			0x13810C
 #define GEN6_GT_GFX_RC6pp			0x138110
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index 2ac1c2fd58bb..102fc498a12f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -3837,7 +3837,10 @@ static void valleyview_enable_rps(struct drm_device *dev)
 	I915_WRITE(GEN6_RC6_THRESHOLD, 0xc350);
 
 	/* allows RC6 residency counter to work */
-	I915_WRITE(0x138104, _MASKED_BIT_ENABLE(0x3));
+	I915_WRITE(VLV_COUNTER_CONTROL,
+		   _MASKED_BIT_ENABLE(VLV_COUNT_RANGE_HIGH |
+				      VLV_MEDIA_RC6_COUNT_EN |
+				      VLV_RENDER_RC6_COUNT_EN));
 	if (intel_enable_rc6(dev) & INTEL_RC6_ENABLE)
 		rc6_mode = GEN7_RC_CTL_TO_MODE;
 	I915_WRITE(GEN6_RC_CONTROL, rc6_mode);