diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
index e3130352dfaa674084cd4de5dc94c6cf3a5e2907..d575baf52d5482011a86bfe8880bfdc14a199d98 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
@@ -5048,6 +5048,9 @@
 #define   GEN7_SINGLE_SUBSCAN_DISPATCH_ENABLE	(1<<10)
 #define   GEN7_PSD_SINGLE_PORT_DISPATCH_ENABLE	(1<<3)
 
+#define GEN8_ROW_CHICKEN		0xe4f0
+#define   PARTIAL_INSTRUCTION_SHOOTDOWN_DISABLE	(1<<8)
+
 #define GEN7_ROW_CHICKEN2		0xe4f4
 #define GEN7_ROW_CHICKEN2_GT2		0xf4f4
 #define   DOP_CLOCK_GATING_DISABLE	(1<<0)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index 2ded0f6d543bef318aebca93ce2584f9c43a7bd1..f21c9f3ee643067b16a1b6be945a64f1434c3ed6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -4801,6 +4801,10 @@ static void gen8_init_clock_gating(struct drm_device *dev)
 	/* FIXME(BDW): Check all the w/a, some might only apply to
 	 * pre-production hw. */
 
+	/* WaDisablePartialInstShootdown:bdw */
+	I915_WRITE(GEN8_ROW_CHICKEN,
+		   _MASKED_BIT_ENABLE(PARTIAL_INSTRUCTION_SHOOTDOWN_DISABLE));
+
 	/*
 	 * This GEN8_CENTROID_PIXEL_OPT_DIS W/A is only needed for
 	 * pre-production hardware