diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 414af1e2973b..e2a73b38abe9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -227,31 +227,36 @@ gen6_render_ring_flush(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring,
 	 * number of bits based on the write domains has little performance
 	 * impact.
 	 */
-	flags |= PIPE_CONTROL_RENDER_TARGET_CACHE_FLUSH;
-	flags |= PIPE_CONTROL_TLB_INVALIDATE;
-	flags |= PIPE_CONTROL_INSTRUCTION_CACHE_INVALIDATE;
-	flags |= PIPE_CONTROL_TEXTURE_CACHE_INVALIDATE;
-	flags |= PIPE_CONTROL_DEPTH_CACHE_FLUSH;
-	flags |= PIPE_CONTROL_VF_CACHE_INVALIDATE;
-	flags |= PIPE_CONTROL_CONST_CACHE_INVALIDATE;
-	flags |= PIPE_CONTROL_STATE_CACHE_INVALIDATE;
-	/*
-	 * Ensure that any following seqno writes only happen when the render
-	 * cache is indeed flushed (but only if the caller actually wants that).
-	 */
-	if (flush_domains)
+	if (flush_domains) {
+		flags |= PIPE_CONTROL_RENDER_TARGET_CACHE_FLUSH;
+		flags |= PIPE_CONTROL_DEPTH_CACHE_FLUSH;
+		/*
+		 * Ensure that any following seqno writes only happen
+		 * when the render cache is indeed flushed.
+		 */
 		flags |= PIPE_CONTROL_CS_STALL;
+	}
+	if (invalidate_domains) {
+		flags |= PIPE_CONTROL_TLB_INVALIDATE;
+		flags |= PIPE_CONTROL_INSTRUCTION_CACHE_INVALIDATE;
+		flags |= PIPE_CONTROL_TEXTURE_CACHE_INVALIDATE;
+		flags |= PIPE_CONTROL_VF_CACHE_INVALIDATE;
+		flags |= PIPE_CONTROL_CONST_CACHE_INVALIDATE;
+		flags |= PIPE_CONTROL_STATE_CACHE_INVALIDATE;
+		/*
+		 * TLB invalidate requires a post-sync write.
+		 */
+		flags |= PIPE_CONTROL_QW_WRITE;
+	}
 
-	ret = intel_ring_begin(ring, 6);
+	ret = intel_ring_begin(ring, 4);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	intel_ring_emit(ring, GFX_OP_PIPE_CONTROL(5));
+	intel_ring_emit(ring, GFX_OP_PIPE_CONTROL(4));
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, flags);
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, scratch_addr | PIPE_CONTROL_GLOBAL_GTT);
-	intel_ring_emit(ring, 0); /* lower dword */
-	intel_ring_emit(ring, 0); /* uppwer dword */
-	intel_ring_emit(ring, MI_NOOP);
+	intel_ring_emit(ring, 0);
 	intel_ring_advance(ring);
 
 	return 0;