diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 21403be6ee0c..8cd4d6f3a160 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -3728,7 +3728,11 @@ extern void intel_display_print_error_state(struct drm_i915_error_state_buf *e,
 					    struct intel_display_error_state *error);
 
 int sandybridge_pcode_read(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u32 mbox, u32 *val);
-int sandybridge_pcode_write(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u32 mbox, u32 val);
+int sandybridge_pcode_write_timeout(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u32 mbox,
+				    u32 val, int timeout_us);
+#define sandybridge_pcode_write(dev_priv, mbox, val)	\
+	sandybridge_pcode_write_timeout(dev_priv, mbox, val, 500)
+
 int skl_pcode_request(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u32 mbox, u32 request,
 		      u32 reply_mask, u32 reply, int timeout_base_ms);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_cdclk.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_cdclk.c
index c4392ea34a3d..a423b674fcec 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_cdclk.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_cdclk.c
@@ -1370,10 +1370,15 @@ static void bxt_set_cdclk(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	/* Inform power controller of upcoming frequency change */
+	/*
+	 * Inform power controller of upcoming frequency change. BSpec
+	 * requires us to wait up to 150usec, but that leads to timeouts;
+	 * the 2ms used here is based on experiment.
+	 */
 	mutex_lock(&dev_priv->pcu_lock);
-	ret = sandybridge_pcode_write(dev_priv, HSW_PCODE_DE_WRITE_FREQ_REQ,
-				      0x80000000);
+	ret = sandybridge_pcode_write_timeout(dev_priv,
+					      HSW_PCODE_DE_WRITE_FREQ_REQ,
+					      0x80000000, 2000);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->pcu_lock);
 
 	if (ret) {
@@ -1404,8 +1409,15 @@ static void bxt_set_cdclk(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 	I915_WRITE(CDCLK_CTL, val);
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev_priv->pcu_lock);
-	ret = sandybridge_pcode_write(dev_priv, HSW_PCODE_DE_WRITE_FREQ_REQ,
-				      cdclk_state->voltage_level);
+	/*
+	 * The timeout isn't specified, the 2ms used here is based on
+	 * experiment.
+	 * FIXME: Waiting for the request completion could be delayed until
+	 * the next PCODE request based on BSpec.
+	 */
+	ret = sandybridge_pcode_write_timeout(dev_priv,
+					      HSW_PCODE_DE_WRITE_FREQ_REQ,
+					      cdclk_state->voltage_level, 2000);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->pcu_lock);
 
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index 6dc4677e6c3f..3cc2e6fdd98a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -9214,8 +9214,8 @@ int sandybridge_pcode_read(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u32 mbox, u32 *val
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int sandybridge_pcode_write(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
-			    u32 mbox, u32 val)
+int sandybridge_pcode_write_timeout(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
+				    u32 mbox, u32 val, int timeout_us)
 {
 	int status;
 
@@ -9238,7 +9238,7 @@ int sandybridge_pcode_write(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 
 	if (__intel_wait_for_register_fw(dev_priv,
 					 GEN6_PCODE_MAILBOX, GEN6_PCODE_READY, 0,
-					 500, 0, NULL)) {
+					 timeout_us, 0, NULL)) {
 		DRM_ERROR("timeout waiting for pcode write of 0x%08x to mbox %x to finish for %ps\n",
 			  val, mbox, __builtin_return_address(0));
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;