diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 457a0a03c063..236d268d809c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -1227,8 +1227,8 @@ void assert_pipe(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 	if (pipe == PIPE_A && dev_priv->quirks & QUIRK_PIPEA_FORCE)
 		state = true;
 
-	if (IS_HASWELL(dev_priv->dev) && cpu_transcoder != TRANSCODER_EDP &&
-	    !(I915_READ(HSW_PWR_WELL_DRIVER) & HSW_PWR_WELL_ENABLE)) {
+	if (!intel_using_power_well(dev_priv->dev) &&
+	    cpu_transcoder != TRANSCODER_EDP) {
 		cur_state = false;
 	} else {
 		reg = PIPECONF(cpu_transcoder);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index d7bd031dd642..a124e05fb581 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -693,6 +693,7 @@ extern void intel_update_fbc(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern void intel_gpu_ips_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 extern void intel_gpu_ips_teardown(void);
 
+extern bool intel_using_power_well(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern void intel_init_power_well(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern void intel_set_power_well(struct drm_device *dev, bool enable);
 extern void intel_enable_gt_powersave(struct drm_device *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index baea4fce5a34..4dc06a1bd43d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -4085,6 +4085,22 @@ void intel_init_clock_gating(struct drm_device *dev)
 	dev_priv->display.init_clock_gating(dev);
 }
 
+/**
+ * We should only use the power well if we explicitly asked the hardware to
+ * enable it, so check if it's enabled and also check if we've requested it to
+ * be enabled.
+ */
+bool intel_using_power_well(struct drm_device *dev)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+
+	if (IS_HASWELL(dev))
+		return I915_READ(HSW_PWR_WELL_DRIVER) ==
+		       (HSW_PWR_WELL_ENABLE | HSW_PWR_WELL_STATE);
+	else
+		return true;
+}
+
 void intel_set_power_well(struct drm_device *dev, bool enable)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;