}
 
        /* enable it... */
-       fbc_ctl = intel_de_read(dev_priv, FBC_CONTROL);
-       fbc_ctl &= FBC_CTL_INTERVAL(0x3fff);
+       fbc_ctl = FBC_CTL_INTERVAL(params->interval);
        fbc_ctl |= FBC_CTL_EN | FBC_CTL_PERIODIC;
        if (IS_I945GM(dev_priv))
                fbc_ctl |= FBC_CTL_C3_IDLE; /* 945 needs special SR handling */
        cache->fb.stride = fb->pitches[0];
        cache->fb.modifier = fb->modifier;
 
+       /* This value was pulled out of someone's hat */
+       cache->interval = 500;
+
        cache->fence_y_offset = intel_plane_fence_y_offset(plane_state);
 
        drm_WARN_ON(&dev_priv->drm, plane_state->flags & PLANE_HAS_FENCE &&
        params->fence_id = cache->fence_id;
        params->fence_y_offset = cache->fence_y_offset;
 
+       params->interval = cache->interval;
+
        params->crtc.pipe = crtc->pipe;
        params->crtc.i9xx_plane = to_intel_plane(crtc->base.primary)->i9xx_plane;
 
                return;
        }
 
-       /* This value was pulled out of someone's hat */
-       if (INTEL_GEN(dev_priv) <= 4 && !IS_GM45(dev_priv))
-               intel_de_write(dev_priv, FBC_CONTROL,
-                              FBC_CTL_INTERVAL(500));
-
        /* We still don't have any sort of hardware state readout for FBC, so
         * deactivate it in case the BIOS activated it to make sure software
         * matches the hardware state. */