fifo_size = dev_priv->display.get_fifo_size(dev, 0);
        crtc = intel_get_crtc_for_plane(dev, 0);
        if (crtc->enabled && crtc->fb) {
+               int cpp = crtc->fb->bits_per_pixel / 8;
+               if (IS_GEN2(dev))
+                       cpp = 4;
+
                planea_wm = intel_calculate_wm(crtc->mode.clock,
-                                              wm_info, fifo_size,
-                                              crtc->fb->bits_per_pixel / 8,
+                                              wm_info, fifo_size, cpp,
                                               latency_ns);
                enabled = crtc;
        } else
        fifo_size = dev_priv->display.get_fifo_size(dev, 1);
        crtc = intel_get_crtc_for_plane(dev, 1);
        if (crtc->enabled && crtc->fb) {
+               int cpp = crtc->fb->bits_per_pixel / 8;
+               if (IS_GEN2(dev))
+                       cpp = 4;
+
                planeb_wm = intel_calculate_wm(crtc->mode.clock,
-                                              wm_info, fifo_size,
-                                              crtc->fb->bits_per_pixel / 8,
+                                              wm_info, fifo_size, cpp,
                                               latency_ns);
                if (enabled == NULL)
                        enabled = crtc;
 
        planea_wm = intel_calculate_wm(crtc->mode.clock, &i830_wm_info,
                                       dev_priv->display.get_fifo_size(dev, 0),
-                                      crtc->fb->bits_per_pixel / 8,
-                                      latency_ns);
+                                      4, latency_ns);
        fwater_lo = I915_READ(FW_BLC) & ~0xfff;
        fwater_lo |= (3<<8) | planea_wm;