diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
index 68a27b2d3654..29a4486c62ad 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_gtt.c
@@ -43,7 +43,12 @@ static int sanitize_enable_ppgtt(struct drm_device *dev, int enable_ppgtt)
 	if (IS_GEN8(dev))
 		has_full_ppgtt = false; /* XXX why? */
 
-	if (enable_ppgtt == 0 || !has_aliasing_ppgtt)
+	/*
+	 * We don't allow disabling PPGTT for gen9+ as it's a requirement for
+	 * execlists, the sole mechanism available to submit work.
+	 */
+	if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen < 9 &&
+	    (enable_ppgtt == 0 || !has_aliasing_ppgtt))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (enable_ppgtt == 1)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 0eee4288519b..b7c4c9ab9012 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -220,6 +220,9 @@ int intel_sanitize_enable_execlists(struct drm_device *dev, int enable_execlists
 {
 	WARN_ON(i915.enable_ppgtt == -1);
 
+	if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 9)
+		return 1;
+
 	if (enable_execlists == 0)
 		return 0;