diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index a71bb127e261..d35de1b9a2dd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -1792,8 +1792,6 @@ int i915_driver_unload(struct drm_device *dev)
 	list_del(&dev_priv->gtt.base.global_link);
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&dev_priv->vm_list));
 	drm_mm_takedown(&dev_priv->gtt.base.mm);
-	if (dev_priv->regs != NULL)
-		pci_iounmap(dev->pdev, dev_priv->regs);
 
 	intel_teardown_gmbus(dev);
 	intel_teardown_mchbar(dev);
@@ -1803,6 +1801,10 @@ int i915_driver_unload(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	dev_priv->gtt.base.cleanup(&dev_priv->gtt.base);
 
+	intel_uncore_fini(dev);
+	if (dev_priv->regs != NULL)
+		pci_iounmap(dev->pdev, dev_priv->regs);
+
 	if (dev_priv->slab)
 		kmem_cache_destroy(dev_priv->slab);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index bbe889dfc0ff..662c0ff0b049 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -408,6 +408,8 @@ struct intel_uncore {
 
 	unsigned fifo_count;
 	unsigned forcewake_count;
+
+	struct delayed_work force_wake_work;
 };
 
 #define DEV_INFO_FOR_EACH_FLAG(func, sep) \
@@ -1801,6 +1803,7 @@ extern void intel_uncore_early_sanitize(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern void intel_uncore_init(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern void intel_uncore_clear_errors(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern void intel_uncore_check_errors(struct drm_device *dev);
+extern void intel_uncore_fini(struct drm_device *dev);
 
 void
 i915_enable_pipestat(drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv, int pipe, u32 mask);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
index 8649f1c36b00..f2753d9fb098 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
@@ -204,6 +204,18 @@ static void vlv_force_wake_put(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	gen6_gt_check_fifodbg(dev_priv);
 }
 
+static void gen6_force_wake_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv =
+		container_of(work, typeof(*dev_priv), uncore.force_wake_work.work);
+	unsigned long irqflags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->uncore.lock, irqflags);
+	if (--dev_priv->uncore.forcewake_count == 0)
+		dev_priv->uncore.funcs.force_wake_put(dev_priv);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->uncore.lock, irqflags);
+}
+
 void intel_uncore_early_sanitize(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
@@ -216,6 +228,9 @@ void intel_uncore_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&dev_priv->uncore.force_wake_work,
+			  gen6_force_wake_work);
+
 	if (IS_VALLEYVIEW(dev)) {
 		dev_priv->uncore.funcs.force_wake_get = vlv_force_wake_get;
 		dev_priv->uncore.funcs.force_wake_put = vlv_force_wake_put;
@@ -261,6 +276,16 @@ void intel_uncore_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	}
 }
 
+void intel_uncore_fini(struct drm_device *dev)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+
+	flush_delayed_work(&dev_priv->uncore.force_wake_work);
+
+	/* Paranoia: make sure we have disabled everything before we exit. */
+	intel_uncore_sanitize(dev);
+}
+
 static void intel_uncore_forcewake_reset(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
@@ -306,8 +331,12 @@ void gen6_gt_force_wake_put(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	unsigned long irqflags;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->uncore.lock, irqflags);
-	if (--dev_priv->uncore.forcewake_count == 0)
-		dev_priv->uncore.funcs.force_wake_put(dev_priv);
+	if (--dev_priv->uncore.forcewake_count == 0) {
+		dev_priv->uncore.forcewake_count++;
+		mod_delayed_work(dev_priv->wq,
+				 &dev_priv->uncore.force_wake_work,
+				 1);
+	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev_priv->uncore.lock, irqflags);
 }