diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
index fd19f57f0736..543f440a163e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
@@ -6091,8 +6091,8 @@ enum skl_disp_power_wells {
 #define  VLV_B0_WA_L3SQCREG1_VALUE		0x00D30000
 
 #define GEN8_L3SQCREG1				_MMIO(0xB100)
-#define  BDW_WA_L3SQCREG1_DEFAULT		0x784000
-#define  BXT_WA_L3SQCREG1_DEFAULT		0xF84000
+#define  L3_GENERAL_PRIO_CREDITS(x)		(((x) >> 1) << 19)
+#define  L3_HIGH_PRIO_CREDITS(x)		(((x) >> 1) << 14)
 
 #define GEN7_L3CNTLREG1				_MMIO(0xB01C)
 #define  GEN7_WA_FOR_GEN7_L3_CONTROL			0x3C47FF8C
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index 227cd2d395a9..6a48f40a00b9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -6737,7 +6737,8 @@ static void broadwell_init_clock_gating(struct drm_device *dev)
 	 */
 	misccpctl = I915_READ(GEN7_MISCCPCTL);
 	I915_WRITE(GEN7_MISCCPCTL, misccpctl & ~GEN7_DOP_CLOCK_GATE_ENABLE);
-	I915_WRITE(GEN8_L3SQCREG1, BDW_WA_L3SQCREG1_DEFAULT);
+	I915_WRITE(GEN8_L3SQCREG1, L3_GENERAL_PRIO_CREDITS(30) |
+				   L3_HIGH_PRIO_CREDITS(2));
 	/*
 	 * Wait at least 100 clocks before re-enabling clock gating. See
 	 * the definition of L3SQCREG1 in BSpec.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 70738a54ed0f..8f3eb3033da0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -1182,7 +1182,8 @@ static int bxt_init_workarounds(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 
 	/* WaProgramL3SqcReg1DefaultForPerf:bxt */
 	if (IS_BXT_REVID(dev, BXT_REVID_B0, REVID_FOREVER))
-		I915_WRITE(GEN8_L3SQCREG1, BXT_WA_L3SQCREG1_DEFAULT);
+		I915_WRITE(GEN8_L3SQCREG1, L3_GENERAL_PRIO_CREDITS(62) |
+					   L3_HIGH_PRIO_CREDITS(2));
 
 	return 0;
 }