diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
index 8200c317f1fd..d7f516c4855a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
@@ -4225,6 +4225,10 @@
 #define   GEN6_READ_OC_PARAMS			0xc
 #define   GEN6_PCODE_WRITE_MIN_FREQ_TABLE	0x8
 #define   GEN6_PCODE_READ_MIN_FREQ_TABLE	0x9
+#define	  GEN6_PCODE_WRITE_RC6VIDS		0x4
+#define	  GEN6_PCODE_READ_RC6VIDS		0x5
+#define   GEN6_ENCODE_RC6_VID(mv)		(((mv) / 5) - 245) < 0 ?: 0
+#define   GEN6_DECODE_RC6_VID(vids)		(((vids) * 5) > 0 ? ((vids) * 5) + 245 : 0)
 #define GEN6_PCODE_DATA				0x138128
 #define   GEN6_PCODE_FREQ_IA_RATIO_SHIFT	8
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index 0cc7dbf55bee..a56ca428c38e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -2404,7 +2404,7 @@ static void gen6_enable_rps(struct drm_device *dev)
 	struct intel_ring_buffer *ring;
 	u32 rp_state_cap;
 	u32 gt_perf_status;
-	u32 pcu_mbox, rc6_mask = 0;
+	u32 rc6vids, pcu_mbox, rc6_mask = 0;
 	u32 gtfifodbg;
 	int rc6_mode;
 	int i, ret;
@@ -2526,6 +2526,20 @@ static void gen6_enable_rps(struct drm_device *dev)
 	/* enable all PM interrupts */
 	I915_WRITE(GEN6_PMINTRMSK, 0);
 
+	rc6vids = 0;
+	ret = sandybridge_pcode_read(dev_priv, GEN6_PCODE_READ_RC6VIDS, &rc6vids);
+	if (IS_GEN6(dev) && ret) {
+		DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("Couldn't check for BIOS workaround\n");
+	} else if (IS_GEN6(dev) && (GEN6_DECODE_RC6_VID(rc6vids & 0xff) < 450)) {
+		DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("You should update your BIOS. Correcting minimum rc6 voltage (%dmV->%dmV)\n",
+			  GEN6_DECODE_RC6_VID(rc6vids & 0xff), 450);
+		rc6vids &= 0xffff00;
+		rc6vids |= GEN6_ENCODE_RC6_VID(450);
+		ret = sandybridge_pcode_write(dev_priv, GEN6_PCODE_WRITE_RC6VIDS, rc6vids);
+		if (ret)
+			DRM_ERROR("Couldn't fix incorrect rc6 voltage\n");
+	}
+
 	gen6_gt_force_wake_put(dev_priv);
 }