diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
index 8e47b5926c6c..00970aa77afa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ static inline bool i915_mmio_reg_valid(i915_reg_t reg)
 #define   GRDOM_RESET_STATUS	(1 << 1)
 #define   GRDOM_RESET_ENABLE	(1 << 0)
 
+/* BSpec only has register offset, PCI device and bit found empirically */
+#define I830_CLOCK_GATE	0xc8 /* device 0 */
+#define   I830_L2_CACHE_CLOCK_GATE_DISABLE	(1 << 2)
+
 #define GCDGMBUS 0xcc
 
 #define GCFGC2	0xda
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
index 4ae8502456fc..f59d183708cd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_overlay.c
@@ -187,6 +187,29 @@ struct intel_overlay {
 	struct i915_gem_active last_flip;
 };
 
+static void i830_overlay_clock_gating(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
+				      bool enable)
+{
+	struct pci_dev *pdev = dev_priv->drm.pdev;
+	u8 val;
+
+	/* WA_OVERLAY_CLKGATE:alm */
+	if (enable)
+		I915_WRITE(DSPCLK_GATE_D, 0);
+	else
+		I915_WRITE(DSPCLK_GATE_D, OVRUNIT_CLOCK_GATE_DISABLE);
+
+	/* WA_DISABLE_L2CACHE_CLOCK_GATING:alm */
+	pci_bus_read_config_byte(pdev->bus,
+				 PCI_DEVFN(0, 0), I830_CLOCK_GATE, &val);
+	if (enable)
+		val &= ~I830_L2_CACHE_CLOCK_GATE_DISABLE;
+	else
+		val |= I830_L2_CACHE_CLOCK_GATE_DISABLE;
+	pci_bus_write_config_byte(pdev->bus,
+				  PCI_DEVFN(0, 0), I830_CLOCK_GATE, val);
+}
+
 static struct overlay_registers __iomem *
 intel_overlay_map_regs(struct intel_overlay *overlay)
 {
@@ -262,6 +285,9 @@ static int intel_overlay_on(struct intel_overlay *overlay)
 
 	overlay->active = true;
 
+	if (IS_I830(dev_priv))
+		i830_overlay_clock_gating(dev_priv, false);
+
 	ring = req->ring;
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, MI_OVERLAY_FLIP | MI_OVERLAY_ON);
 	intel_ring_emit(ring, overlay->flip_addr | OFC_UPDATE);
@@ -366,12 +392,16 @@ static void intel_overlay_off_tail(struct i915_gem_active *active,
 {
 	struct intel_overlay *overlay =
 		container_of(active, typeof(*overlay), last_flip);
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = overlay->i915;
 
 	intel_overlay_release_old_vma(overlay);
 
 	overlay->crtc->overlay = NULL;
 	overlay->crtc = NULL;
 	overlay->active = false;
+
+	if (IS_I830(dev_priv))
+		i830_overlay_clock_gating(dev_priv, true);
 }
 
 /* overlay needs to be disabled in OCMD reg */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index 1d4699d8fb10..4b12637e2084 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -7603,8 +7603,6 @@ static void i85x_init_clock_gating(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 
 static void i830_init_clock_gating(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
-	I915_WRITE(DSPCLK_GATE_D, OVRUNIT_CLOCK_GATE_DISABLE);
-
 	I915_WRITE(MEM_MODE,
 		   _MASKED_BIT_ENABLE(MEM_DISPLAY_A_TRICKLE_FEED_DISABLE) |
 		   _MASKED_BIT_ENABLE(MEM_DISPLAY_B_TRICKLE_FEED_DISABLE));