diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index c34a8dd31d02..32d1b3e829c8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ module_param_named(panel_ignore_lid, i915_panel_ignore_lid, int, 0600);
 unsigned int i915_powersave = 1;
 module_param_named(powersave, i915_powersave, int, 0600);
 
-unsigned int i915_semaphores = 1;
+unsigned int i915_semaphores = 0;
 module_param_named(semaphores, i915_semaphores, int, 0600);
 
 unsigned int i915_enable_rc6 = 0;