diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index 039fbf4fae10..40bfafa13b72 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ static int i915_load_gem_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	/* Basic memrange allocator for stolen space */
 	drm_mm_init(&dev_priv->mm.stolen, 0, prealloc_size);
 
-	if (HAS_ALIASING_PPGTT(dev)) {
+	if (i915_enable_ppgtt && HAS_ALIASING_PPGTT(dev)) {
 		/* PPGTT pdes are stolen from global gtt ptes, so shrink the
 		 * aperture accordingly when using aliasing ppgtt. */
 		gtt_size -= I915_PPGTT_PD_ENTRIES*PAGE_SIZE;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index 12ddf47b8187..d92c92dea4ec 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(enable_hangcheck,
 		"WARNING: Disabling this can cause system wide hangs. "
 		"(default: true)");
 
+bool i915_enable_ppgtt __read_mostly = 1;
+module_param_named(i915_enable_ppgtt, i915_enable_ppgtt, bool, 0600);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(i915_enable_ppgtt,
+		"Enable PPGTT (default: true)");
+
 static struct drm_driver driver;
 extern int intel_agp_enabled;
 
@@ -694,6 +699,8 @@ int i915_reset(struct drm_device *dev, u8 flags)
 		if (HAS_BLT(dev))
 		    dev_priv->ring[BCS].init(&dev_priv->ring[BCS]);
 
+		i915_gem_init_ppgtt(dev);
+
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 		drm_irq_uninstall(dev);
 		drm_mode_config_reset(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 35c8b5316396..45b609e6b131 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1032,6 +1032,7 @@ extern int i915_vbt_sdvo_panel_type __read_mostly;
 extern int i915_enable_rc6 __read_mostly;
 extern int i915_enable_fbc __read_mostly;
 extern bool i915_enable_hangcheck __read_mostly;
+extern bool i915_enable_ppgtt __read_mostly;
 
 extern int i915_suspend(struct drm_device *dev, pm_message_t state);
 extern int i915_resume(struct drm_device *dev);
@@ -1210,6 +1211,7 @@ int __must_check i915_gem_object_set_domain(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 int __must_check i915_gem_object_finish_gpu(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj);
 int __must_check i915_gem_init_hw(struct drm_device *dev);
 void i915_gem_init_swizzling(struct drm_device *dev);
+void i915_gem_init_ppgtt(struct drm_device *dev);
 void i915_gem_cleanup_ringbuffer(struct drm_device *dev);
 void i915_gem_do_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 		      unsigned long start,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 59092997bcfb..f1193b194331 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -3712,6 +3712,43 @@ void i915_gem_init_swizzling(struct drm_device *dev)
 	else
 		I915_WRITE(ARB_MODE, ARB_MODE_ENABLE(ARB_MODE_SWIZZLE_IVB));
 }
+
+void i915_gem_init_ppgtt(struct drm_device *dev)
+{
+	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+	uint32_t pd_offset;
+	struct intel_ring_buffer *ring;
+	int i;
+
+	if (!dev_priv->mm.aliasing_ppgtt)
+		return;
+
+	pd_offset = dev_priv->mm.aliasing_ppgtt->pd_offset;
+	pd_offset /= 64; /* in cachelines, */
+	pd_offset <<= 16;
+
+	if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen == 6) {
+		uint32_t ecochk = I915_READ(GAM_ECOCHK);
+		I915_WRITE(GAM_ECOCHK, ecochk | ECOCHK_SNB_BIT |
+				       ECOCHK_PPGTT_CACHE64B);
+		I915_WRITE(GFX_MODE, GFX_MODE_ENABLE(GFX_PPGTT_ENABLE));
+	} else if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 7) {
+		I915_WRITE(GAM_ECOCHK, ECOCHK_PPGTT_CACHE64B);
+		/* GFX_MODE is per-ring on gen7+ */
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < I915_NUM_RINGS; i++) {
+		ring = &dev_priv->ring[i];
+
+		if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 7)
+			I915_WRITE(RING_MODE_GEN7(ring),
+				   GFX_MODE_ENABLE(GFX_PPGTT_ENABLE));
+
+		I915_WRITE(RING_PP_DIR_DCLV(ring), PP_DIR_DCLV_2G);
+		I915_WRITE(RING_PP_DIR_BASE(ring), pd_offset);
+	}
+}
+
 int
 i915_gem_init_hw(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
@@ -3738,6 +3775,8 @@ i915_gem_init_hw(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	dev_priv->next_seqno = 1;
 
+	i915_gem_init_ppgtt(dev);
+
 	return 0;
 
 cleanup_bsd_ring: