diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_workarounds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_workarounds.c
index 4fa14005cc46d..60e9cf273c5ef 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_workarounds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_workarounds.c
@@ -1690,13 +1690,6 @@ dg2_gt_workarounds_init(struct intel_gt *gt, struct i915_wa_list *wal)
 	/* Wa_14014830051:dg2 */
 	wa_mcr_write_clr(wal, SARB_CHICKEN1, COMP_CKN_IN);
 
-	/*
-	 * The following are not actually "workarounds" but rather
-	 * recommended tuning settings documented in the bspec's
-	 * performance guide section.
-	 */
-	wa_mcr_write_or(wal, XEHP_SQCM, EN_32B_ACCESS);
-
 	/* Wa_14015795083 */
 	wa_write_clr(wal, GEN7_MISCCPCTL, GEN12_DOP_CLOCK_GATE_RENDER_ENABLE);
 
@@ -1789,8 +1782,10 @@ static void gt_tuning_settings(struct intel_gt *gt, struct i915_wa_list *wal)
 		wa_mcr_masked_en(wal, XEHPC_LNCFMISCCFGREG0, XEHPC_HOSTCACHEEN);
 	}
 
-	if (IS_DG2(gt->i915))
+	if (IS_DG2(gt->i915)) {
 		wa_mcr_write_or(wal, XEHP_L3SCQREG7, BLEND_FILL_CACHING_OPT_DIS);
+		wa_mcr_write_or(wal, XEHP_SQCM, EN_32B_ACCESS);
+	}
 }
 
 static void