if (view->type == I915_GGTT_VIEW_NORMAL)
                vma = i915_gem_object_ggtt_pin(obj, view, 0, alignment,
                                               PIN_MAPPABLE | PIN_NONBLOCK);
-       if (IS_ERR(vma))
-               vma = i915_gem_object_ggtt_pin(obj, view, 0, alignment, 0);
+       if (IS_ERR(vma)) {
+               struct drm_i915_private *i915 = to_i915(obj->base.dev);
+               unsigned int flags;
+
+               /* Valleyview is definitely limited to scanning out the first
+                * 512MiB. Lets presume this behaviour was inherited from the
+                * g4x display engine and that all earlier gen are similarly
+                * limited. Testing suggests that it is a little more
+                * complicated than this. For example, Cherryview appears quite
+                * happy to scanout from anywhere within its global aperture.
+                */
+               flags = 0;
+               if (HAS_GMCH_DISPLAY(i915))
+                       flags = PIN_MAPPABLE;
+               vma = i915_gem_object_ggtt_pin(obj, view, 0, alignment, flags);
+       }
        if (IS_ERR(vma))
                goto err_unpin_display;