diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/display/xe_dsb_buffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/display/xe_dsb_buffer.c
index a7158c73a14c..82974e933e8d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/display/xe_dsb_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/display/xe_dsb_buffer.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static void xe_dsb_buffer_flush_map(struct intel_dsb_buffer *dsb_buf)
 	 * both for weak ordering archs and discrete cards.
 	 */
 	xe_device_wmb(xe);
-	xe_device_l2_flush(xe);
+	xe_device_l2_flush(xe, false);
 }
 
 const struct intel_display_dsb_interface xe_display_dsb_interface = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/display/xe_fb_pin.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/display/xe_fb_pin.c
index 73469ea5f333..b46a2c32ac07 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/display/xe_fb_pin.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/display/xe_fb_pin.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ static int __xe_pin_fb_vma_dpt(struct drm_gem_object *obj,
 	vma->node = dpt->ggtt_node[tile0->id];
 
 	/* Ensure DPT writes are flushed */
-	xe_device_l2_flush(xe);
+	xe_device_l2_flush(xe, false);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device.c
index 396d02eb2af8..fa98b2d12204 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device.c
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ bool xe_device_is_l2_flush_optimized(struct xe_device *xe)
 	return false;
 }
 
-void xe_device_l2_flush(struct xe_device *xe)
+void xe_device_l2_flush(struct xe_device *xe, bool force)
 {
 	struct xe_gt *gt;
 
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ void xe_device_l2_flush(struct xe_device *xe)
 	if (!gt)
 		return;
 
-	if (!XE_GT_WA(gt, 16023588340))
+	if (!force && !XE_GT_WA(gt, 16023588340))
 		return;
 
 	CLASS(xe_force_wake, fw_ref)(gt_to_fw(gt), XE_FW_GT);
@@ -1333,7 +1333,7 @@ void xe_device_td_flush(struct xe_device *xe)
 
 	if (XE_GT_WA(root_gt, 16023588340)) {
 		/* A transient flush is not sufficient: flush the L2 */
-		xe_device_l2_flush(xe);
+		xe_device_l2_flush(xe, false);
 	} else {
 		xe_guc_pc_apply_flush_freq_limit(&root_gt->uc.guc.pc);
 		tdf_request_sync(xe);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device.h
index 6c4cfaebc44a..6d3d6d5eba29 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_device.h
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ u64 xe_device_uncanonicalize_addr(struct xe_device *xe, u64 address);
 
 bool xe_device_is_l2_flush_optimized(struct xe_device *xe);
 void xe_device_td_flush(struct xe_device *xe);
-void xe_device_l2_flush(struct xe_device *xe);
+void xe_device_l2_flush(struct xe_device *xe, bool force);
 
 static inline bool xe_device_wedged(struct xe_device *xe)
 {