diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index 2e181614fda7..23d1ae67d279 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -1745,7 +1745,7 @@ static void ironlake_irq_preinstall(struct drm_device *dev)
 		INIT_WORK(&dev_priv->rps_work, gen6_pm_rps_work);
 
 	I915_WRITE(HWSTAM, 0xeffe);
-	if (IS_GEN6(dev)) {
+	if (IS_GEN6(dev) || IS_GEN7(dev)) {
 		/* Workaround stalls observed on Sandy Bridge GPUs by
 		 * making the blitter command streamer generate a
 		 * write to the Hardware Status Page for