static void handle_tlb_pending_event(struct intel_vgpu *vgpu, int ring_id)
 {
        struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = vgpu->gvt->dev_priv;
+       enum forcewake_domains fw;
        i915_reg_t reg;
        u32 regs[] = {
                [RCS] = 0x4260,
 
        reg = _MMIO(regs[ring_id]);
 
-       I915_WRITE(reg, 0x1);
+       /* WaForceWakeRenderDuringMmioTLBInvalidate:skl
+        * we need to put a forcewake when invalidating RCS TLB caches,
+        * otherwise device can go to RC6 state and interrupt invalidation
+        * process
+        */
+       fw = intel_uncore_forcewake_for_reg(dev_priv, reg,
+                                           FW_REG_READ | FW_REG_WRITE);
+       if (ring_id == RCS && IS_SKYLAKE(dev_priv))
+               fw |= FORCEWAKE_RENDER;
 
-       if (wait_for_atomic((I915_READ(reg) == 0), 50))
+       intel_uncore_forcewake_get(dev_priv, fw);
+
+       I915_WRITE_FW(reg, 0x1);
+
+       if (wait_for_atomic((I915_READ_FW(reg) == 0), 50))
                gvt_err("timeout in invalidate ring (%d) tlb\n", ring_id);
 
+       intel_uncore_forcewake_put(dev_priv, fw);
+
        gvt_dbg_core("invalidate TLB for ring %d\n", ring_id);
 }