diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
index b958e854acb0..cbbaf261130a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
@@ -4128,6 +4128,9 @@
 #define COMMON_SLICE_CHICKEN2			0x7014
 # define GEN8_CSC2_SBE_VUE_CACHE_CONSERVATIVE	(1<<0)
 
+#define GEN7_L3SQCREG1				0xB010
+#define  VLV_B0_WA_L3SQCREG1_VALUE		0x00D30000
+
 #define GEN7_L3CNTLREG1				0xB01C
 #define  GEN7_WA_FOR_GEN7_L3_CONTROL			0x3C4FFF8C
 #define  GEN7_L3AGDIS				(1<<19)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index 4960314a3611..58053f887b37 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -4990,6 +4990,12 @@ static void valleyview_init_clock_gating(struct drm_device *dev)
 	I915_WRITE(CACHE_MODE_1,
 		   _MASKED_BIT_ENABLE(PIXEL_SUBSPAN_COLLECT_OPT_DISABLE));
 
+	/*
+	 * WaIncreaseL3CreditsForVLVB0:vlv
+	 * This is the hardware default actually.
+	 */
+	I915_WRITE(GEN7_L3SQCREG1, VLV_B0_WA_L3SQCREG1_VALUE);
+
 	/*
 	 * WaDisableVLVClockGating_VBIIssue:vlv
 	 * Disable clock gating on th GCFG unit to prevent a delay