diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index 872493331988..2913496e8716 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ module_param_named(powersave, i915_powersave, int, 0600);
 unsigned int i915_lvds_downclock = 0;
 module_param_named(lvds_downclock, i915_lvds_downclock, int, 0400);
 
+bool i915_try_reset = true;
+module_param_named(reset, i915_try_reset, bool, 0600);
+
 static struct drm_driver driver;
 extern int intel_agp_enabled;
 
@@ -475,6 +478,9 @@ int i915_reset(struct drm_device *dev, u8 flags)
 	bool need_display = true;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (!i915_try_reset)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (!mutex_trylock(&dev->struct_mutex))
 		return -EBUSY;