diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc.c
index 4ccb4be4c9cb..996168312340 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/uc/intel_uc.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "intel_uc.h"
 
 #include "i915_drv.h"
+#include "i915_hwmon.h"
 
 static const struct intel_uc_ops uc_ops_off;
 static const struct intel_uc_ops uc_ops_on;
@@ -461,6 +462,7 @@ static int __uc_init_hw(struct intel_uc *uc)
 	struct intel_guc *guc = &uc->guc;
 	struct intel_huc *huc = &uc->huc;
 	int ret, attempts;
+	bool pl1en;
 
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!intel_uc_supports_guc(uc));
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!intel_uc_wants_guc(uc));
@@ -491,6 +493,9 @@ static int __uc_init_hw(struct intel_uc *uc)
 	else
 		attempts = 1;
 
+	/* Disable a potentially low PL1 power limit to allow freq to be raised */
+	i915_hwmon_power_max_disable(gt->i915, &pl1en);
+
 	intel_rps_raise_unslice(&uc_to_gt(uc)->rps);
 
 	while (attempts--) {
@@ -500,7 +505,7 @@ static int __uc_init_hw(struct intel_uc *uc)
 		 */
 		ret = __uc_sanitize(uc);
 		if (ret)
-			goto err_out;
+			goto err_rps;
 
 		intel_huc_fw_upload(huc);
 		intel_guc_ads_reset(guc);
@@ -547,6 +552,8 @@ static int __uc_init_hw(struct intel_uc *uc)
 		intel_rps_lower_unslice(&uc_to_gt(uc)->rps);
 	}
 
+	i915_hwmon_power_max_restore(gt->i915, pl1en);
+
 	guc_info(guc, "submission %s\n", str_enabled_disabled(intel_uc_uses_guc_submission(uc)));
 	guc_info(guc, "SLPC %s\n", str_enabled_disabled(intel_uc_uses_guc_slpc(uc)));
 
@@ -559,10 +566,12 @@ err_submission:
 	intel_guc_submission_disable(guc);
 err_log_capture:
 	__uc_capture_load_err_log(uc);
-err_out:
+err_rps:
 	/* Return GT back to RPn */
 	intel_rps_lower_unslice(&uc_to_gt(uc)->rps);
 
+	i915_hwmon_power_max_restore(gt->i915, pl1en);
+err_out:
 	__uc_sanitize(uc);
 
 	if (!ret) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_hwmon.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_hwmon.c
index 7f44e809ca15..9ab8971679fe 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_hwmon.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_hwmon.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ struct hwm_drvdata {
 	struct hwm_energy_info ei;		/*  Energy info for energy1_input */
 	char name[12];
 	int gt_n;
+	bool reset_in_progress;
 };
 
 struct i915_hwmon {
@@ -400,6 +401,10 @@ hwm_power_max_write(struct hwm_drvdata *ddat, long val)
 	u32 nval;
 
 	mutex_lock(&hwmon->hwmon_lock);
+	if (hwmon->ddat.reset_in_progress) {
+		ret = -EAGAIN;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
 	wakeref = intel_runtime_pm_get(ddat->uncore->rpm);
 
 	/* Disable PL1 limit and verify, because the limit cannot be disabled on all platforms */
@@ -421,6 +426,7 @@ hwm_power_max_write(struct hwm_drvdata *ddat, long val)
 			 PKG_PWR_LIM_1_EN | PKG_PWR_LIM_1, nval);
 exit:
 	intel_runtime_pm_put(ddat->uncore->rpm, wakeref);
+unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&hwmon->hwmon_lock);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -472,6 +478,40 @@ hwm_power_write(struct hwm_drvdata *ddat, u32 attr, int chan, long val)
 	}
 }
 
+void i915_hwmon_power_max_disable(struct drm_i915_private *i915, bool *old)
+{
+	struct i915_hwmon *hwmon = i915->hwmon;
+	u32 r;
+
+	if (!hwmon || !i915_mmio_reg_valid(hwmon->rg.pkg_rapl_limit))
+		return;
+
+	mutex_lock(&hwmon->hwmon_lock);
+
+	hwmon->ddat.reset_in_progress = true;
+	r = intel_uncore_rmw(hwmon->ddat.uncore, hwmon->rg.pkg_rapl_limit,
+			     PKG_PWR_LIM_1_EN, 0);
+	*old = !!(r & PKG_PWR_LIM_1_EN);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&hwmon->hwmon_lock);
+}
+
+void i915_hwmon_power_max_restore(struct drm_i915_private *i915, bool old)
+{
+	struct i915_hwmon *hwmon = i915->hwmon;
+
+	if (!hwmon || !i915_mmio_reg_valid(hwmon->rg.pkg_rapl_limit))
+		return;
+
+	mutex_lock(&hwmon->hwmon_lock);
+
+	intel_uncore_rmw(hwmon->ddat.uncore, hwmon->rg.pkg_rapl_limit,
+			 PKG_PWR_LIM_1_EN, old ? PKG_PWR_LIM_1_EN : 0);
+	hwmon->ddat.reset_in_progress = false;
+
+	mutex_unlock(&hwmon->hwmon_lock);
+}
+
 static umode_t
 hwm_energy_is_visible(const struct hwm_drvdata *ddat, u32 attr)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_hwmon.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_hwmon.h
index 7ca9cf2c34c9..0fcb7de84406 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_hwmon.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_hwmon.h
@@ -7,14 +7,21 @@
 #ifndef __I915_HWMON_H__
 #define __I915_HWMON_H__
 
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
 struct drm_i915_private;
+struct intel_gt;
 
 #if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_HWMON)
 void i915_hwmon_register(struct drm_i915_private *i915);
 void i915_hwmon_unregister(struct drm_i915_private *i915);
+void i915_hwmon_power_max_disable(struct drm_i915_private *i915, bool *old);
+void i915_hwmon_power_max_restore(struct drm_i915_private *i915, bool old);
 #else
 static inline void i915_hwmon_register(struct drm_i915_private *i915) { };
 static inline void i915_hwmon_unregister(struct drm_i915_private *i915) { };
+static inline void i915_hwmon_power_max_disable(struct drm_i915_private *i915, bool *old) { };
+static inline void i915_hwmon_power_max_restore(struct drm_i915_private *i915, bool old) { };
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __I915_HWMON_H__ */