diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 89a5e7f..86a7042 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ static int init_ring_common(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj = ring->obj;
 	u32 head;
 
+	gen6_gt_force_wake_get(dev_priv);
 	/* Stop the ring if it's running. */
 	I915_WRITE_CTL(ring, 0);
 	I915_WRITE_HEAD(ring, 0);
@@ -317,6 +318,7 @@ static int init_ring_common(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 				I915_READ_HEAD(ring),
 				I915_READ_TAIL(ring),
 				I915_READ_START(ring));
+		gen6_gt_force_wake_put(dev_priv);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
@@ -328,6 +330,7 @@ static int init_ring_common(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 		ring->space = ring_space(ring);
 	}
 
+	gen6_gt_force_wake_put(dev_priv);
 	return 0;
 }