diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index 5cbd79e369c4..b8c9896520af 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ int i915_reset(struct drm_device *dev)
 		 * previous concerns that it doesn't respond well to some forms
 		 * of re-init after reset. */
 		if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen > 5)
-			intel_enable_gt_powersave(dev);
+			intel_reset_gt_powersave(dev);
 
 		intel_hpd_init(dev);
 	} else {
@@ -951,6 +951,9 @@ static int intel_runtime_suspend(struct device *device)
 	struct drm_device *dev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!dev_priv->rps.enabled))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	WARN_ON(!HAS_RUNTIME_PM(dev));
 	assert_force_wake_inactive(dev_priv);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index b885df150910..bc777056a767 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -925,6 +925,7 @@ void intel_init_gt_powersave(struct drm_device *dev);
 void intel_cleanup_gt_powersave(struct drm_device *dev);
 void intel_enable_gt_powersave(struct drm_device *dev);
 void intel_disable_gt_powersave(struct drm_device *dev);
+void intel_reset_gt_powersave(struct drm_device *dev);
 void ironlake_teardown_rc6(struct drm_device *dev);
 void gen6_update_ring_freq(struct drm_device *dev);
 void gen6_rps_idle(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
@@ -932,6 +933,7 @@ void gen6_rps_boost(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void intel_aux_display_runtime_get(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void intel_aux_display_runtime_put(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void intel_runtime_pm_get(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
+void intel_runtime_pm_get_noresume(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void intel_runtime_pm_put(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void intel_init_runtime_pm(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void intel_fini_runtime_pm(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index e5b9f08d1098..0e8b263965f2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -4549,6 +4549,8 @@ static void intel_gen6_powersave_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 	dev_priv->rps.enabled = true;
 	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->rps.hw_lock);
+
+	intel_runtime_pm_put(dev_priv);
 }
 
 void intel_enable_gt_powersave(struct drm_device *dev)
@@ -4566,12 +4568,28 @@ void intel_enable_gt_powersave(struct drm_device *dev)
 		 * PCU communication is slow and this doesn't need to be
 		 * done at any specific time, so do this out of our fast path
 		 * to make resume and init faster.
+		 *
+		 * We depend on the HW RC6 power context save/restore
+		 * mechanism when entering D3 through runtime PM suspend. So
+		 * disable RPM until RPS/RC6 is properly setup. We can only
+		 * get here via the driver load/system resume/runtime resume
+		 * paths, so the _noresume version is enough (and in case of
+		 * runtime resume it's necessary).
 		 */
-		schedule_delayed_work(&dev_priv->rps.delayed_resume_work,
-				      round_jiffies_up_relative(HZ));
+		if (schedule_delayed_work(&dev_priv->rps.delayed_resume_work,
+					   round_jiffies_up_relative(HZ)))
+			intel_runtime_pm_get_noresume(dev_priv);
 	}
 }
 
+void intel_reset_gt_powersave(struct drm_device *dev)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+
+	dev_priv->rps.enabled = false;
+	intel_enable_gt_powersave(dev);
+}
+
 static void ibx_init_clock_gating(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
@@ -6025,6 +6043,18 @@ void intel_runtime_pm_get(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	WARN(dev_priv->pm.suspended, "Device still suspended.\n");
 }
 
+void intel_runtime_pm_get_noresume(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
+{
+	struct drm_device *dev = dev_priv->dev;
+	struct device *device = &dev->pdev->dev;
+
+	if (!HAS_RUNTIME_PM(dev))
+		return;
+
+	WARN(dev_priv->pm.suspended, "Getting nosync-ref while suspended.\n");
+	pm_runtime_get_noresume(device);
+}
+
 void intel_runtime_pm_put(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = dev_priv->dev;