diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index 1403b01e8216..f64050d0c345 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -1534,7 +1534,7 @@ static void intel_device_info_runtime_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	info = (struct intel_device_info *)&dev_priv->info;
 
-	if (IS_VALLEYVIEW(dev))
+	if (IS_VALLEYVIEW(dev) || INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen == 9)
 		for_each_pipe(dev_priv, pipe)
 			info->num_sprites[pipe] = 2;
 	else