diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index ee64b7301f67..1e01e7847155 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -966,10 +966,6 @@ static int i915_load_modeset_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto kfree_devname;
 
-        dev_priv->mm.gtt_mapping =
-		io_mapping_create_wc(dev->agp->base,
-				     dev->agp->agp_info.aper_size * 1024*1024);
-
 	/* Allow hardware batchbuffers unless told otherwise.
 	 */
 	dev_priv->allow_batchbuffer = 1;
@@ -1081,6 +1077,23 @@ int i915_driver_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
 		goto free_priv;
 	}
 
+        dev_priv->mm.gtt_mapping =
+		io_mapping_create_wc(dev->agp->base,
+				     dev->agp->agp_info.aper_size * 1024*1024);
+	/* Set up a WC MTRR for non-PAT systems.  This is more common than
+	 * one would think, because the kernel disables PAT on first
+	 * generation Core chips because WC PAT gets overridden by a UC
+	 * MTRR if present.  Even if a UC MTRR isn't present.
+	 */
+	dev_priv->mm.gtt_mtrr = mtrr_add(dev->agp->base,
+					 dev->agp->agp_info.aper_size *
+					 1024 * 1024,
+					 MTRR_TYPE_WRCOMB, 1);
+	if (dev_priv->mm.gtt_mtrr < 0) {
+		DRM_INFO("MTRR allocation failed\n.  Graphics "
+			 "performance may suffer.\n");
+	}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_HIGHMEM64G
 	/* don't enable GEM on PAE - needs agp + set_memory_* interface fixes */
 	dev_priv->has_gem = 0;
@@ -1145,8 +1158,14 @@ int i915_driver_unload(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 
+	io_mapping_free(dev_priv->mm.gtt_mapping);
+	if (dev_priv->mm.gtt_mtrr >= 0) {
+		mtrr_del(dev_priv->mm.gtt_mtrr, dev->agp->base,
+			 dev->agp->agp_info.aper_size * 1024 * 1024);
+		dev_priv->mm.gtt_mtrr = -1;
+	}
+
 	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_MODESET)) {
-		io_mapping_free(dev_priv->mm.gtt_mapping);
 		drm_irq_uninstall(dev);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index e13518252007..f471d218b89a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ typedef struct drm_i915_private {
 		struct drm_mm gtt_space;
 
 		struct io_mapping *gtt_mapping;
+		int gtt_mtrr;
 
 		/**
 		 * List of objects currently involved in rendering from the
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index a590d61ff692..af8034d52511 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -3229,10 +3229,6 @@ i915_gem_entervt_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		dev_priv->mm.wedged = 0;
 	}
 
-	dev_priv->mm.gtt_mapping = io_mapping_create_wc(dev->agp->base,
-							dev->agp->agp_info.aper_size
-							* 1024 * 1024);
-
 	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	dev_priv->mm.suspended = 0;
 
@@ -3255,7 +3251,6 @@ int
 i915_gem_leavevt_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 		       struct drm_file *file_priv)
 {
-	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_MODESET))
@@ -3264,7 +3259,6 @@ i915_gem_leavevt_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	ret = i915_gem_idle(dev);
 	drm_irq_uninstall(dev);
 
-	io_mapping_free(dev_priv->mm.gtt_mapping);
 	return ret;
 }