diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index 3f8c753997ba..fa8afa7860ae 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -2414,9 +2414,13 @@ static irqreturn_t gen8_irq_handler(int irq, void *arg)
 				spt_irq_handler(dev, pch_iir);
 			else
 				cpt_irq_handler(dev, pch_iir);
-		} else
-			DRM_ERROR("The master control interrupt lied (SDE)!\n");
-
+		} else {
+			/*
+			 * Like on previous PCH there seems to be something
+			 * fishy going on with forwarding PCH interrupts.
+			 */
+			DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("The master control interrupt lied (SDE)!\n");
+		}
 	}
 
 	I915_WRITE_FW(GEN8_MASTER_IRQ, GEN8_MASTER_IRQ_CONTROL);