gen6_set_rps(dev_priv->dev, new_delay);
        }
 
+       if (IS_VALLEYVIEW(dev_priv->dev)) {
+               /*
+                * On VLV, when we enter RC6 we may not be at the minimum
+                * voltage level, so arm a timer to check.  It should only
+                * fire when there's activity or once after we've entered
+                * RC6, and then won't be re-armed until the next RPS interrupt.
+                */
+               mod_delayed_work(dev_priv->wq, &dev_priv->rps.vlv_work,
+                                msecs_to_jiffies(100));
+       }
+
        mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->rps.hw_lock);
 }
 
 
        return val & 0xff;
 }
 
+static void vlv_rps_timer_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+       drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = container_of(work, drm_i915_private_t,
+                                                   rps.vlv_work.work);
+
+       /*
+        * Timer fired, we must be idle.  Drop to min voltage state.
+        * Note: we use RPe here since it should match the
+        * Vmin we were shooting for.  That should give us better
+        * perf when we come back out of RC6 than if we used the
+        * min freq available.
+        */
+       mutex_lock(&dev_priv->rps.hw_lock);
+       valleyview_set_rps(dev_priv->dev, dev_priv->rps.rpe_delay);
+       mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->rps.hw_lock);
+}
+
 static void valleyview_enable_rps(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
        struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
        rpe = valleyview_rps_rpe_freq(dev_priv);
        DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("RPe GPU freq: %d\n",
                         vlv_gpu_freq(dev_priv->mem_freq, rpe));
+       dev_priv->rps.rpe_delay = rpe;
 
        val = valleyview_rps_min_freq(dev_priv);
        DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("min GPU freq: %d\n", vlv_gpu_freq(dev_priv->mem_freq,
        DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("setting GPU freq to %d\n",
                         vlv_gpu_freq(dev_priv->mem_freq, rpe));
 
+       INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&dev_priv->rps.vlv_work, vlv_rps_timer_work);
+
        valleyview_set_rps(dev_priv->dev, rpe);
 
        /* requires MSI enabled */
                ironlake_disable_rc6(dev);
        } else if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 6) {
                cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dev_priv->rps.delayed_resume_work);
+               if (IS_VALLEYVIEW(dev))
+                       cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dev_priv->rps.vlv_work);
                mutex_lock(&dev_priv->rps.hw_lock);
                gen6_disable_rps(dev);
                mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->rps.hw_lock);