diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_pmu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_pmu.c
index 97bb4aaa5236..204253c2f2c0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_pmu.c
@@ -103,11 +103,6 @@ static unsigned int event_bit(struct perf_event *event)
 	return config_bit(event->attr.config);
 }
 
-static bool event_read_needs_wakeref(const struct perf_event *event)
-{
-	return event->attr.config == I915_PMU_RC6_RESIDENCY;
-}
-
 static bool pmu_needs_timer(struct i915_pmu *pmu, bool gpu_active)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = container_of(pmu, typeof(*i915), pmu);
@@ -213,13 +208,24 @@ static u64 get_rc6(struct intel_gt *gt)
 	return val;
 }
 
+static void init_rc6(struct i915_pmu *pmu)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = container_of(pmu, typeof(*i915), pmu);
+	intel_wakeref_t wakeref;
+
+	with_intel_runtime_pm(i915->gt.uncore->rpm, wakeref) {
+		pmu->sample[__I915_SAMPLE_RC6].cur = __get_rc6(&i915->gt);
+		pmu->sample[__I915_SAMPLE_RC6_LAST_REPORTED].cur =
+					pmu->sample[__I915_SAMPLE_RC6].cur;
+		pmu->sleep_last = ktime_get();
+	}
+}
+
 static void park_rc6(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 {
 	struct i915_pmu *pmu = &i915->pmu;
 
-	if (pmu->enable & config_mask(I915_PMU_RC6_RESIDENCY))
-		pmu->sample[__I915_SAMPLE_RC6].cur = __get_rc6(&i915->gt);
-
+	pmu->sample[__I915_SAMPLE_RC6].cur = __get_rc6(&i915->gt);
 	pmu->sleep_last = ktime_get();
 }
 
@@ -230,6 +236,7 @@ static u64 get_rc6(struct intel_gt *gt)
 	return __get_rc6(gt);
 }
 
+static void init_rc6(struct i915_pmu *pmu) { }
 static void park_rc6(struct drm_i915_private *i915) {}
 
 #endif
@@ -655,15 +662,10 @@ static void i915_pmu_enable(struct perf_event *event)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *i915 =
 		container_of(event->pmu, typeof(*i915), pmu.base);
-	bool need_wakeref = event_read_needs_wakeref(event);
 	struct i915_pmu *pmu = &i915->pmu;
-	intel_wakeref_t wakeref = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned int bit;
 
-	if (need_wakeref)
-		wakeref = intel_runtime_pm_get(&i915->runtime_pm);
-
 	bit = event_bit(event);
 	if (bit == -1)
 		goto update;
@@ -678,13 +680,6 @@ static void i915_pmu_enable(struct perf_event *event)
 	GEM_BUG_ON(bit >= ARRAY_SIZE(pmu->enable_count));
 	GEM_BUG_ON(pmu->enable_count[bit] == ~0);
 
-	if (pmu->enable_count[bit] == 0 &&
-	    config_mask(I915_PMU_RC6_RESIDENCY) & BIT_ULL(bit)) {
-		pmu->sample[__I915_SAMPLE_RC6_LAST_REPORTED].cur = 0;
-		pmu->sample[__I915_SAMPLE_RC6].cur = __get_rc6(&i915->gt);
-		pmu->sleep_last = ktime_get();
-	}
-
 	pmu->enable |= BIT_ULL(bit);
 	pmu->enable_count[bit]++;
 
@@ -726,9 +721,6 @@ update:
 	 * an existing non-zero value.
 	 */
 	local64_set(&event->hw.prev_count, __i915_pmu_event_read(event));
-
-	if (wakeref)
-		intel_runtime_pm_put(&i915->runtime_pm, wakeref);
 }
 
 static void i915_pmu_disable(struct perf_event *event)
@@ -1187,6 +1179,7 @@ void i915_pmu_register(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 	hrtimer_init(&pmu->timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_REL);
 	pmu->timer.function = i915_sample;
 	pmu->cpuhp.cpu = -1;
+	init_rc6(pmu);
 
 	if (!is_igp(i915)) {
 		pmu->name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL,