diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 18ca76e3e5effa1a6b28d6c1cd3701e6df6818f4..664118d8c1d6426353ed97bb61b1113369a7678a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -534,9 +534,6 @@ cleanup_pipe_control(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 	struct pipe_control *pc = ring->private;
 	struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj;
 
-	if (!ring->private)
-		return;
-
 	obj = pc->obj;
 
 	kunmap(sg_page(obj->pages->sgl));
@@ -544,7 +541,6 @@ cleanup_pipe_control(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 	drm_gem_object_unreference(&obj->base);
 
 	kfree(pc);
-	ring->private = NULL;
 }
 
 static int init_render_ring(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
@@ -617,7 +613,10 @@ static void render_ring_cleanup(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 	if (HAS_BROKEN_CS_TLB(dev))
 		drm_gem_object_unreference(to_gem_object(ring->private));
 
-	cleanup_pipe_control(ring);
+	if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 5)
+		cleanup_pipe_control(ring);
+
+	ring->private = NULL;
 }
 
 static void