diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
index d03da2f64a49d..1138b5c56e2f8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_lrc.c
@@ -4757,14 +4757,21 @@ static int gen12_emit_flush(struct i915_request *request, u32 mode)
 	intel_engine_mask_t aux_inv = 0;
 	u32 cmd, *cs;
 
+	cmd = 4;
+	if (mode & EMIT_INVALIDATE)
+		cmd += 2;
 	if (mode & EMIT_INVALIDATE)
 		aux_inv = request->engine->mask & ~BIT(BCS0);
+	if (aux_inv)
+		cmd += 2 * hweight8(aux_inv) + 2;
 
-	cs = intel_ring_begin(request,
-			      4 + (aux_inv ? 2 * hweight8(aux_inv) + 2 : 0));
+	cs = intel_ring_begin(request, cmd);
 	if (IS_ERR(cs))
 		return PTR_ERR(cs);
 
+	if (mode & EMIT_INVALIDATE)
+		*cs++ = preparser_disable(true);
+
 	cmd = MI_FLUSH_DW + 1;
 
 	/* We always require a command barrier so that subsequent
@@ -4797,6 +4804,10 @@ static int gen12_emit_flush(struct i915_request *request, u32 mode)
 		}
 		*cs++ = MI_NOOP;
 	}
+
+	if (mode & EMIT_INVALIDATE)
+		*cs++ = preparser_disable(false);
+
 	intel_ring_advance(request, cs);
 
 	return 0;