diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index 615b62f0541d3..5a08c86cb1abb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ static int i915_drm_thaw_early(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 
-	intel_uncore_early_sanitize(dev);
+	intel_uncore_early_sanitize(dev, true);
 	intel_uncore_sanitize(dev);
 	intel_power_domains_init_hw(dev_priv);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index c565e7350c8c9..eea98f47f0b0b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -2078,7 +2078,8 @@ extern void intel_irq_init(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern void intel_hpd_init(struct drm_device *dev);
 
 extern void intel_uncore_sanitize(struct drm_device *dev);
-extern void intel_uncore_early_sanitize(struct drm_device *dev);
+extern void intel_uncore_early_sanitize(struct drm_device *dev,
+					bool restore_forcewake);
 extern void intel_uncore_init(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern void intel_uncore_check_errors(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern void intel_uncore_fini(struct drm_device *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
index 6a73078128819..11cc7926ef98b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
@@ -358,16 +358,12 @@ static void intel_uncore_forcewake_reset(struct drm_device *dev, bool restore)
 			dev_priv->uncore.fifo_count =
 				__raw_i915_read32(dev_priv, GTFIFOCTL) &
 				GT_FIFO_FREE_ENTRIES_MASK;
-	} else {
-		dev_priv->uncore.forcewake_count = 0;
-		dev_priv->uncore.fw_rendercount = 0;
-		dev_priv->uncore.fw_mediacount = 0;
 	}
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->uncore.lock, irqflags);
 }
 
-void intel_uncore_early_sanitize(struct drm_device *dev)
+void intel_uncore_early_sanitize(struct drm_device *dev, bool restore_forcewake)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 
@@ -390,7 +386,7 @@ void intel_uncore_early_sanitize(struct drm_device *dev)
 		__raw_i915_write32(dev_priv, GTFIFODBG,
 				   __raw_i915_read32(dev_priv, GTFIFODBG));
 
-	intel_uncore_forcewake_reset(dev, false);
+	intel_uncore_forcewake_reset(dev, restore_forcewake);
 }
 
 void intel_uncore_sanitize(struct drm_device *dev)
@@ -821,7 +817,7 @@ void intel_uncore_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	setup_timer(&dev_priv->uncore.force_wake_timer,
 		    gen6_force_wake_timer, (unsigned long)dev_priv);
 
-	intel_uncore_early_sanitize(dev);
+	intel_uncore_early_sanitize(dev, false);
 
 	if (IS_VALLEYVIEW(dev)) {
 		dev_priv->uncore.funcs.force_wake_get = __vlv_force_wake_get;