diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_pm.c
index 92e53c25424c..b3993d24b83d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_pm.c
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ static bool switch_to_kernel_context_sync(struct intel_gt *gt)
 
 bool i915_gem_load_power_context(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 {
+	intel_gt_pm_enable(&i915->gt);
 	return switch_to_kernel_context_sync(&i915->gt);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c
index d48ec9a76ed1..080e6d74ff56 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "intel_gt.h"
 #include "intel_gt_pm.h"
 #include "intel_uncore.h"
+#include "intel_pm.h"
 
 void intel_gt_init_early(struct intel_gt *gt, struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 {
@@ -27,6 +28,9 @@ void intel_gt_init_early(struct intel_gt *gt, struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 void intel_gt_init_hw(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 {
 	i915->gt.ggtt = &i915->ggtt;
+
+	/* BIOS often leaves RC6 enabled, but disable it for hw init */
+	intel_gt_pm_disable(&i915->gt);
 }
 
 static void rmw_set(struct intel_uncore *uncore, i915_reg_t reg, u32 set)
@@ -222,7 +226,14 @@ void intel_gt_chipset_flush(struct intel_gt *gt)
 		intel_gtt_chipset_flush();
 }
 
-int intel_gt_init_scratch(struct intel_gt *gt, unsigned int size)
+void intel_gt_driver_register(struct intel_gt *gt)
+{
+	if (IS_GEN(gt->i915, 5))
+		intel_gpu_ips_init(gt->i915);
+
+}
+
+static int intel_gt_init_scratch(struct intel_gt *gt, unsigned int size)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = gt->i915;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
@@ -256,11 +267,42 @@ int intel_gt_init_scratch(struct intel_gt *gt, unsigned int size)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void intel_gt_fini_scratch(struct intel_gt *gt)
+static void intel_gt_fini_scratch(struct intel_gt *gt)
 {
 	i915_vma_unpin_and_release(&gt->scratch, 0);
 }
 
+int intel_gt_init(struct intel_gt *gt)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	err = intel_gt_init_scratch(gt, IS_GEN(gt->i915, 2) ? SZ_256K : SZ_4K);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void intel_gt_driver_remove(struct intel_gt *gt)
+{
+	GEM_BUG_ON(gt->awake);
+	intel_gt_pm_disable(gt);
+}
+
+void intel_gt_driver_unregister(struct intel_gt *gt)
+{
+	intel_gpu_ips_teardown();
+}
+
+void intel_gt_driver_release(struct intel_gt *gt)
+{
+	/* Paranoia: make sure we have disabled everything before we exit. */
+	intel_gt_pm_disable(gt);
+
+	intel_cleanup_gt_powersave(gt->i915);
+	intel_gt_fini_scratch(gt);
+}
+
 void intel_gt_driver_late_release(struct intel_gt *gt)
 {
 	intel_uc_driver_late_release(&gt->uc);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.h
index 4920cb351f10..17af21cb7ed3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt.h
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ static inline struct intel_gt *huc_to_gt(struct intel_huc *huc)
 
 void intel_gt_init_early(struct intel_gt *gt, struct drm_i915_private *i915);
 void intel_gt_init_hw(struct drm_i915_private *i915);
+int intel_gt_init(struct intel_gt *gt);
+void intel_gt_driver_register(struct intel_gt *gt);
+
+void intel_gt_driver_unregister(struct intel_gt *gt);
+void intel_gt_driver_remove(struct intel_gt *gt);
+void intel_gt_driver_release(struct intel_gt *gt);
 
 void intel_gt_driver_late_release(struct intel_gt *gt);
 
@@ -41,9 +47,6 @@ void intel_gt_chipset_flush(struct intel_gt *gt);
 
 void intel_gt_init_hangcheck(struct intel_gt *gt);
 
-int intel_gt_init_scratch(struct intel_gt *gt, unsigned int size);
-void intel_gt_fini_scratch(struct intel_gt *gt);
-
 static inline u32 intel_gt_scratch_offset(const struct intel_gt *gt,
 					  enum intel_gt_scratch_field field)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_pm.c
index aa6cf0152ce7..6ba0d2069f87 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_pm.c
@@ -124,6 +124,42 @@ void intel_gt_sanitize(struct intel_gt *gt, bool force)
 		__intel_engine_reset(engine, false);
 }
 
+static bool is_mock_device(const struct intel_gt *gt)
+{
+	return I915_SELFTEST_ONLY(gt->awake == -1);
+}
+
+void intel_gt_pm_enable(struct intel_gt *gt)
+{
+	struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
+	enum intel_engine_id id;
+
+	/* Powersaving is controlled by the host when inside a VM */
+	if (intel_vgpu_active(gt->i915))
+		return;
+
+	if (is_mock_device(gt))
+		return;
+
+	intel_gt_pm_get(gt);
+
+	for_each_engine(engine, gt->i915, id) {
+		intel_engine_pm_get(engine);
+		engine->serial++; /* force kernel context reload */
+		intel_engine_pm_put(engine);
+	}
+
+	intel_gt_pm_put(gt);
+}
+
+void intel_gt_pm_disable(struct intel_gt *gt)
+{
+	if (is_mock_device(gt))
+		return;
+
+	intel_sanitize_gt_powersave(gt->i915);
+}
+
 int intel_gt_resume(struct intel_gt *gt)
 {
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_pm.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_pm.h
index fb39d99cd6ee..d1f3e2e23937 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_pm.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_gt_pm.h
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ static inline int intel_gt_pm_wait_for_idle(struct intel_gt *gt)
 }
 
 void intel_gt_pm_init_early(struct intel_gt *gt);
+void intel_gt_pm_enable(struct intel_gt *gt);
+void intel_gt_pm_disable(struct intel_gt *gt);
 
 void intel_gt_sanitize(struct intel_gt *gt, bool force);
 int intel_gt_resume(struct intel_gt *gt);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index bec25942d77d..84c2d70964da 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -1279,9 +1279,6 @@ static int i915_driver_hw_probe(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	pm_qos_add_request(&dev_priv->pm_qos, PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY,
 			   PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
 
-	/* BIOS often leaves RC6 enabled, but disable it for hw init */
-	intel_sanitize_gt_powersave(dev_priv);
-
 	intel_gt_init_workarounds(dev_priv);
 
 	/* On the 945G/GM, the chipset reports the MSI capability on the
@@ -1387,8 +1384,7 @@ static void i915_driver_register(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 		acpi_video_register();
 	}
 
-	if (IS_GEN(dev_priv, 5))
-		intel_gpu_ips_init(dev_priv);
+	intel_gt_driver_register(&dev_priv->gt);
 
 	intel_audio_init(dev_priv);
 
@@ -1431,7 +1427,7 @@ static void i915_driver_unregister(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	 */
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_fini(&dev_priv->drm);
 
-	intel_gpu_ips_teardown();
+	intel_gt_driver_unregister(&dev_priv->gt);
 	acpi_video_unregister();
 	intel_opregion_unregister(dev_priv);
 
@@ -1574,10 +1570,8 @@ int i915_driver_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 out_cleanup_hw:
 	i915_driver_hw_remove(dev_priv);
+	intel_gt_driver_release(&dev_priv->gt);
 	i915_ggtt_driver_release(dev_priv);
-
-	/* Paranoia: make sure we have disabled everything before we exit. */
-	intel_sanitize_gt_powersave(dev_priv);
 out_cleanup_mmio:
 	i915_driver_mmio_release(dev_priv);
 out_runtime_pm_put:
@@ -1648,8 +1642,7 @@ static void i915_driver_release(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	i915_ggtt_driver_release(dev_priv);
 
-	/* Paranoia: make sure we have disabled everything before we exit. */
-	intel_sanitize_gt_powersave(dev_priv);
+	intel_gt_driver_release(&dev_priv->gt);
 
 	i915_driver_mmio_release(dev_priv);
 
@@ -1879,7 +1872,7 @@ static int i915_drm_resume(struct drm_device *dev)
 	int ret;
 
 	disable_rpm_wakeref_asserts(&dev_priv->runtime_pm);
-	intel_sanitize_gt_powersave(dev_priv);
+	intel_gt_pm_disable(&dev_priv->gt);
 
 	i915_gem_sanitize(dev_priv);
 
@@ -2007,7 +2000,7 @@ static int i915_drm_resume_early(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	intel_display_power_resume_early(dev_priv);
 
-	intel_sanitize_gt_powersave(dev_priv);
+	intel_gt_pm_disable(&dev_priv->gt);
 
 	intel_power_domains_resume(dev_priv);
 
@@ -2551,9 +2544,6 @@ static int intel_runtime_suspend(struct device *kdev)
 	struct intel_runtime_pm *rpm = &dev_priv->runtime_pm;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!(dev_priv->gt_pm.rc6.enabled && HAS_RC6(dev_priv))))
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!HAS_RUNTIME_PM(dev_priv)))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index 95e7c52cf8ed..aa6863420d22 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -1375,17 +1375,6 @@ static int __intel_engines_record_defaults(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int
-i915_gem_init_scratch(struct drm_i915_private *i915, unsigned int size)
-{
-	return intel_gt_init_scratch(&i915->gt, size);
-}
-
-static void i915_gem_fini_scratch(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
-{
-	intel_gt_fini_scratch(&i915->gt);
-}
-
 static int intel_engines_verify_workarounds(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 {
 	struct intel_engine_cs *engine;
@@ -1436,12 +1425,7 @@ int i915_gem_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 		goto err_unlock;
 	}
 
-	ret = i915_gem_init_scratch(dev_priv,
-				    IS_GEN(dev_priv, 2) ? SZ_256K : PAGE_SIZE);
-	if (ret) {
-		GEM_BUG_ON(ret == -EIO);
-		goto err_ggtt;
-	}
+	intel_gt_init(&dev_priv->gt);
 
 	ret = intel_engines_setup(dev_priv);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -1534,8 +1518,7 @@ int i915_gem_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	if (ret != -EIO)
 		i915_gem_contexts_fini(dev_priv);
 err_scratch:
-	i915_gem_fini_scratch(dev_priv);
-err_ggtt:
+	intel_gt_driver_release(&dev_priv->gt);
 err_unlock:
 	intel_uncore_forcewake_put(&dev_priv->uncore, FORCEWAKE_ALL);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
@@ -1587,12 +1570,10 @@ void i915_gem_driver_unregister(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 
 void i915_gem_driver_remove(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
-	GEM_BUG_ON(dev_priv->gt.awake);
-
 	intel_wakeref_auto_fini(&dev_priv->ggtt.userfault_wakeref);
 
 	i915_gem_suspend_late(dev_priv);
-	intel_disable_gt_powersave(dev_priv);
+	intel_gt_driver_remove(&dev_priv->gt);
 
 	/* Flush any outstanding unpin_work. */
 	i915_gem_drain_workqueue(dev_priv);
@@ -1610,13 +1591,11 @@ void i915_gem_driver_release(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	mutex_lock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
 	intel_engines_cleanup(dev_priv);
 	i915_gem_contexts_fini(dev_priv);
-	i915_gem_fini_scratch(dev_priv);
+	intel_gt_driver_release(&dev_priv->gt);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
 
 	intel_wa_list_free(&dev_priv->gt_wa_list);
 
-	intel_cleanup_gt_powersave(dev_priv);
-
 	intel_uc_cleanup_firmwares(&dev_priv->gt.uc);
 	i915_gem_cleanup_userptr(dev_priv);
 	intel_timelines_fini(dev_priv);
