diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
index 5b1ae5ed97b356..67e3fc12e84c20 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
@@ -1677,6 +1677,11 @@ static void gen8_update_reg_state_unlocked(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
 
 		CTX_REG(reg_state, state_offset, flex_regs[i], value);
 	}
+
+	CTX_REG(reg_state, CTX_R_PWR_CLK_STATE, GEN8_R_PWR_CLK_STATE,
+		gen8_make_rpcs(dev_priv,
+			       &to_intel_context(ctx,
+						 dev_priv->engine[RCS])->sseu));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2098,21 +2103,21 @@ static int i915_oa_stream_init(struct i915_perf_stream *stream,
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_lock;
 
+	stream->ops = &i915_oa_stream_ops;
+	dev_priv->perf.oa.exclusive_stream = stream;
+
 	ret = dev_priv->perf.oa.ops.enable_metric_set(stream);
 	if (ret) {
 		DRM_DEBUG("Unable to enable metric set\n");
 		goto err_enable;
 	}
 
-	stream->ops = &i915_oa_stream_ops;
-
-	dev_priv->perf.oa.exclusive_stream = stream;
-
 	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
 
 	return 0;
 
 err_enable:
+	dev_priv->perf.oa.exclusive_stream = NULL;
 	dev_priv->perf.oa.ops.disable_metric_set(dev_priv);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->drm.struct_mutex);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index cc50281998ffb6..d8df91d01633a6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -1170,9 +1170,6 @@ static int __context_pin(struct i915_gem_context *ctx, struct i915_vma *vma)
 	return i915_vma_pin(vma, 0, 0, flags);
 }
 
-static u32
-make_rpcs(struct drm_i915_private *i915, struct intel_sseu *ctx_sseu);
-
 static void
 __execlists_update_reg_state(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 			     struct intel_context *ce)
@@ -1186,8 +1183,8 @@ __execlists_update_reg_state(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 
 	/* RPCS */
 	if (engine->class == RENDER_CLASS)
-		regs[CTX_R_PWR_CLK_STATE + 1] = make_rpcs(engine->i915,
-							  &ce->sseu);
+		regs[CTX_R_PWR_CLK_STATE + 1] = gen8_make_rpcs(engine->i915,
+							       &ce->sseu);
 }
 
 static struct intel_context *
@@ -2327,13 +2324,12 @@ int logical_xcs_ring_init(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	return logical_ring_init(engine);
 }
 
-static u32
-make_rpcs(struct drm_i915_private *i915, struct intel_sseu *ctx_sseu)
+u32 gen8_make_rpcs(struct drm_i915_private *i915, struct intel_sseu *req_sseu)
 {
 	const struct sseu_dev_info *sseu = &RUNTIME_INFO(i915)->sseu;
 	bool subslice_pg = sseu->has_subslice_pg;
-	u8 slices = hweight8(ctx_sseu->slice_mask);
-	u8 subslices = hweight8(ctx_sseu->subslice_mask);
+	struct intel_sseu ctx_sseu;
+	u8 slices, subslices;
 	u32 rpcs = 0;
 
 	/*
@@ -2343,6 +2339,19 @@ make_rpcs(struct drm_i915_private *i915, struct intel_sseu *ctx_sseu)
 	if (INTEL_GEN(i915) < 9)
 		return 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * If i915/perf is active, we want a stable powergating configuration
+	 * on the system. The most natural configuration to take in that case
+	 * is the default (i.e maximum the hardware can do).
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(i915->perf.oa.exclusive_stream))
+		ctx_sseu = intel_device_default_sseu(i915);
+	else
+		ctx_sseu = *req_sseu;
+
+	slices = hweight8(ctx_sseu.slice_mask);
+	subslices = hweight8(ctx_sseu.subslice_mask);
+
 	/*
 	 * Since the SScount bitfield in GEN8_R_PWR_CLK_STATE is only three bits
 	 * wide and Icelake has up to eight subslices, specfial programming is
@@ -2412,13 +2421,13 @@ make_rpcs(struct drm_i915_private *i915, struct intel_sseu *ctx_sseu)
 	if (sseu->has_eu_pg) {
 		u32 val;
 
-		val = ctx_sseu->min_eus_per_subslice << GEN8_RPCS_EU_MIN_SHIFT;
+		val = ctx_sseu.min_eus_per_subslice << GEN8_RPCS_EU_MIN_SHIFT;
 		GEM_BUG_ON(val & ~GEN8_RPCS_EU_MIN_MASK);
 		val &= GEN8_RPCS_EU_MIN_MASK;
 
 		rpcs |= val;
 
-		val = ctx_sseu->max_eus_per_subslice << GEN8_RPCS_EU_MAX_SHIFT;
+		val = ctx_sseu.max_eus_per_subslice << GEN8_RPCS_EU_MAX_SHIFT;
 		GEM_BUG_ON(val & ~GEN8_RPCS_EU_MAX_MASK);
 		val &= GEN8_RPCS_EU_MAX_MASK;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
index f5a5502ecf70fa..a4e28cc55fdaf2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.h
@@ -104,4 +104,6 @@ void intel_lr_context_resume(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 
 void intel_execlists_set_default_submission(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 
+u32 gen8_make_rpcs(struct drm_i915_private *i915, struct intel_sseu *ctx_sseu);
+
 #endif /* _INTEL_LRC_H_ */