diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 05c08b0bc172..4285f09ff8b8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -579,7 +579,16 @@ out:
 static void reset_ring_common(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 			      struct drm_i915_gem_request *request)
 {
-	/* Try to restore the logical GPU state to match the continuation
+	/*
+	 * RC6 must be prevented until the reset is complete and the engine
+	 * reinitialised. If it occurs in the middle of this sequence, the
+	 * state written to/loaded from the power context is ill-defined (e.g.
+	 * the PP_BASE_DIR may be lost).
+	 */
+	assert_forcewakes_active(engine->i915, FORCEWAKE_ALL);
+
+	/*
+	 * Try to restore the logical GPU state to match the continuation
 	 * of the request queue. If we skip the context/PD restore, then
 	 * the next request may try to execute assuming that its context
 	 * is valid and loaded on the GPU and so may try to access invalid
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
index b3c3f94fc7e4..983617b5b338 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
@@ -626,7 +626,23 @@ void assert_forcewakes_inactive(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	if (!dev_priv->uncore.funcs.force_wake_get)
 		return;
 
-	WARN_ON(dev_priv->uncore.fw_domains_active);
+	WARN(dev_priv->uncore.fw_domains_active,
+	     "Expected all fw_domains to be inactive, but %08x are still on\n",
+	     dev_priv->uncore.fw_domains_active);
+}
+
+void assert_forcewakes_active(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
+			      enum forcewake_domains fw_domains)
+{
+	if (!dev_priv->uncore.funcs.force_wake_get)
+		return;
+
+	assert_rpm_wakelock_held(dev_priv);
+
+	fw_domains &= dev_priv->uncore.fw_domains;
+	WARN(fw_domains & ~dev_priv->uncore.fw_domains_active,
+	     "Expected %08x fw_domains to be active, but %08x are off\n",
+	     fw_domains, fw_domains & ~dev_priv->uncore.fw_domains_active);
 }
 
 /* We give fast paths for the really cool registers */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.h
index 66eae2ce2f29..582771251b57 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.h
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ void intel_uncore_resume_early(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 
 u64 intel_uncore_edram_size(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void assert_forcewakes_inactive(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
+void assert_forcewakes_active(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
+			      enum forcewake_domains fw_domains);
 const char *intel_uncore_forcewake_domain_to_str(const enum forcewake_domain_id id);
 
 enum forcewake_domains