diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c
index c38891892547..a2045848bd1a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_stolen.c
@@ -137,7 +137,11 @@ static unsigned long i915_stolen_to_physical(struct drm_device *dev)
 		r = devm_request_mem_region(dev->dev, base + 1,
 					    dev_priv->gtt.stolen_size - 1,
 					    "Graphics Stolen Memory");
-		if (r == NULL) {
+		/*
+		 * GEN3 firmware likes to smash pci bridges into the stolen
+		 * range. Apparently this works.
+		 */
+		if (r == NULL && !IS_GEN3(dev)) {
 			DRM_ERROR("conflict detected with stolen region: [0x%08x - 0x%08x]\n",
 				  base, base + (uint32_t)dev_priv->gtt.stolen_size);
 			base = 0;