#define  GT_FIFO_FREE_ENTRIES                  0x120008
 #define    GT_FIFO_NUM_RESERVED_ENTRIES                20
 
+#define GEN6_UCGCTL2                           0x9404
+# define GEN6_RCPBUNIT_CLOCK_GATE_DISABLE              (1 << 12)
+
 #define GEN6_RPNSWREQ                          0xA008
 #define   GEN6_TURBO_DISABLE                   (1<<31)
 #define   GEN6_FREQUENCY(x)                    ((x)<<25)
 
        I915_WRITE(WM2_LP_ILK, 0);
        I915_WRITE(WM1_LP_ILK, 0);
 
+       /* According to the BSpec vol1g, bit 12 (RCPBUNIT) clock
+        * gating disable must be set.  Failure to set it results in
+        * flickering pixels due to Z write ordering failures after
+        * some amount of runtime in the Mesa "fire" demo, and Unigine
+        * Sanctuary and Tropics, and apparently anything else with
+        * alpha test or pixel discard.
+        */
+       I915_WRITE(GEN6_UCGCTL2, GEN6_RCPBUNIT_CLOCK_GATE_DISABLE);
+
        /*
         * According to the spec the following bits should be
         * set in order to enable memory self-refresh and fbc: