diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
index 176cf5c5850708e4344181f53da183dd9704e8a6..17cb78f5760a7d6f100aca443b5bdecd3ced41b6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
@@ -4148,6 +4148,8 @@
 #define  FORCEWAKE				0xA18C
 #define  FORCEWAKE_VLV				0x1300b0
 #define  FORCEWAKE_ACK_VLV			0x1300b4
+#define  FORCEWAKE_MEDIA_VLV			0x1300b8
+#define  FORCEWAKE_ACK_MEDIA_VLV		0x1300bc
 #define  FORCEWAKE_ACK_HSW			0x130044
 #define  FORCEWAKE_ACK				0x130090
 #define  VLV_GTLC_WAKE_CTRL			0x130090
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index c30e89a45236743e04eebb764893db1ddf517da3..52d4f2d660dbf85aac380303c7edb7b6641acc6e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -4404,10 +4404,17 @@ static void vlv_force_wake_get(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 		DRM_ERROR("Timed out waiting for forcewake old ack to clear.\n");
 
 	I915_WRITE_NOTRACE(FORCEWAKE_VLV, _MASKED_BIT_ENABLE(FORCEWAKE_KERNEL));
+	I915_WRITE_NOTRACE(FORCEWAKE_MEDIA_VLV,
+			   _MASKED_BIT_ENABLE(FORCEWAKE_KERNEL));
 
 	if (wait_for_atomic((I915_READ_NOTRACE(FORCEWAKE_ACK_VLV) & FORCEWAKE_KERNEL),
 			    FORCEWAKE_ACK_TIMEOUT_MS))
-		DRM_ERROR("Timed out waiting for forcewake to ack request.\n");
+		DRM_ERROR("Timed out waiting for GT to ack forcewake request.\n");
+
+	if (wait_for_atomic((I915_READ_NOTRACE(FORCEWAKE_ACK_MEDIA_VLV) &
+			     FORCEWAKE_KERNEL),
+			    FORCEWAKE_ACK_TIMEOUT_MS))
+		DRM_ERROR("Timed out waiting for media to ack forcewake request.\n");
 
 	__gen6_gt_wait_for_thread_c0(dev_priv);
 }
@@ -4415,8 +4422,9 @@ static void vlv_force_wake_get(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 static void vlv_force_wake_put(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
 	I915_WRITE_NOTRACE(FORCEWAKE_VLV, _MASKED_BIT_DISABLE(FORCEWAKE_KERNEL));
-	/* something from same cacheline, but !FORCEWAKE_VLV */
-	POSTING_READ(FORCEWAKE_ACK_VLV);
+	I915_WRITE_NOTRACE(FORCEWAKE_MEDIA_VLV,
+			   _MASKED_BIT_DISABLE(FORCEWAKE_KERNEL));
+	/* The below doubles as a POSTING_READ */
 	gen6_gt_check_fifodbg(dev_priv);
 }