diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index c52033d..74fe449 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module_param_named(modeset, i915_modeset, int, 0400);
 unsigned int i915_fbpercrtc = 0;
 module_param_named(fbpercrtc, i915_fbpercrtc, int, 0400);
 
-unsigned int i915_powersave = 1;
+unsigned int i915_powersave = 0;
 module_param_named(powersave, i915_powersave, int, 0400);
 
 static struct drm_driver driver;