diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_rc6.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_rc6.c
index 8ec2b7725141..9e303c29d6e3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_rc6.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_rc6.c
@@ -576,6 +576,7 @@ void intel_rc6_enable(struct intel_rc6 *rc6)
 	else if (INTEL_GEN(i915) >= 6)
 		gen6_rc6_enable(rc6);
 
+	rc6->manual = rc6->ctl_enable & GEN6_RC_CTL_RC6_ENABLE;
 	if (NEEDS_RC6_CTX_CORRUPTION_WA(i915))
 		rc6->ctl_enable = 0;
 
@@ -612,7 +613,7 @@ void intel_rc6_park(struct intel_rc6 *rc6)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (!(rc6->ctl_enable & GEN6_RC_CTL_RC6_ENABLE))
+	if (!rc6->manual)
 		return;
 
 	/* Turn off the HW timers and go directly to rc6 */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_rc6_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_rc6_types.h
index 60decae1abc9..bfbb623f7a4f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_rc6_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_rc6_types.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ struct intel_rc6 {
 
 	bool supported : 1;
 	bool enabled : 1;
+	bool manual : 1;
 	bool wakeref : 1;
 };