dev_priv->rps.last_adj = 0;
 }
 
+static u32 gen6_rps_pm_mask(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u8 val)
+{
+       u32 mask = 0;
+
+       if (val > dev_priv->rps.min_freq_softlimit)
+               mask |= GEN6_PM_RP_DOWN_THRESHOLD | GEN6_PM_RP_DOWN_TIMEOUT;
+       if (val < dev_priv->rps.max_freq_softlimit)
+               mask |= GEN6_PM_RP_UP_THRESHOLD;
+
+       /* IVB and SNB hard hangs on looping batchbuffer
+        * if GEN6_PM_UP_EI_EXPIRED is masked.
+        */
+       if (INTEL_INFO(dev_priv->dev)->gen <= 7 && !IS_HASWELL(dev_priv->dev))
+               mask |= GEN6_PM_RP_UP_EI_EXPIRED;
+
+       return ~mask;
+}
+
 /* gen6_set_rps is called to update the frequency request, but should also be
  * called when the range (min_delay and max_delay) is modified so that we can
  * update the GEN6_RP_INTERRUPT_LIMITS register accordingly. */
         * until we hit the minimum or maximum frequencies.
         */
        I915_WRITE(GEN6_RP_INTERRUPT_LIMITS, gen6_rps_limits(dev_priv, val));
+       I915_WRITE(GEN6_PMINTRMSK, gen6_rps_pm_mask(dev_priv, val));
 
        POSTING_READ(GEN6_RPNSWREQ);
 
        I915_WRITE(VLV_GTLC_SURVIVABILITY_REG,
                I915_READ(VLV_GTLC_SURVIVABILITY_REG) &
                                ~VLV_GFX_CLK_FORCE_ON_BIT);
+
+       I915_WRITE(GEN6_PMINTRMSK,
+                  gen6_rps_pm_mask(dev_priv, dev_priv->rps.cur_freq));
 }
 
 void gen6_rps_idle(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
                         dev_priv->rps.cur_freq,
                         vlv_gpu_freq(dev_priv, val), val);
 
-       if (val == dev_priv->rps.cur_freq)
-               return;
+       if (val != dev_priv->rps.cur_freq)
+               vlv_punit_write(dev_priv, PUNIT_REG_GPU_FREQ_REQ, val);
 
-       vlv_punit_write(dev_priv, PUNIT_REG_GPU_FREQ_REQ, val);
+       I915_WRITE(GEN6_PMINTRMSK, val);
 
        dev_priv->rps.cur_freq = val;
-
        trace_intel_gpu_freq_change(vlv_gpu_freq(dev_priv, val));
 }
 
 static void gen6_enable_rps_interrupts(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
        struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
-       u32 enabled_intrs;
 
        spin_lock_irq(&dev_priv->irq_lock);
        WARN_ON(dev_priv->rps.pm_iir);
        snb_enable_pm_irq(dev_priv, dev_priv->pm_rps_events);
        I915_WRITE(GEN6_PMIIR, dev_priv->pm_rps_events);
        spin_unlock_irq(&dev_priv->irq_lock);
-
-       /* only unmask PM interrupts we need. Mask all others. */
-       enabled_intrs = dev_priv->pm_rps_events;
-
-       /* IVB and SNB hard hangs on looping batchbuffer
-        * if GEN6_PM_UP_EI_EXPIRED is masked.
-        */
-       if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen <= 7 && !IS_HASWELL(dev))
-               enabled_intrs |= GEN6_PM_RP_UP_EI_EXPIRED;
-
-       I915_WRITE(GEN6_PMINTRMSK, ~enabled_intrs);
 }
 
 static void gen8_enable_rps(struct drm_device *dev)