diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index 4c9e92f8abc2..817fd9cbb113 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ module_param_named(powersave, i915_powersave, int, 0600);
 unsigned int i915_semaphores = 1;
 module_param_named(semaphores, i915_semaphores, int, 0600);
 
-unsigned int i915_enable_rc6 = 0;
+unsigned int i915_enable_rc6 = 1;
 module_param_named(i915_enable_rc6, i915_enable_rc6, int, 0600);
 
 unsigned int i915_enable_fbc = 0;