diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_gpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_gpu.c
index 65c2c5361e5f..c3f35bee9b8d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_gpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_gpu.c
@@ -134,9 +134,13 @@ static void a5xx_submit(struct msm_gpu *gpu, struct msm_gem_submit *submit,
 	OUT_PKT7(ring, CP_SET_PROTECTED_MODE, 1);
 	OUT_RING(ring, 1);
 
-	/* Enable local preemption for finegrain preemption */
+	/*
+	 * Disable local preemption by default because it requires
+	 * user-space to be aware of it and provide additional handling
+	 * to restore rendering state or do various flushes on switch.
+	 */
 	OUT_PKT7(ring, CP_PREEMPT_ENABLE_LOCAL, 1);
-	OUT_RING(ring, 0x1);
+	OUT_RING(ring, 0x0);
 
 	/* Allow CP_CONTEXT_SWITCH_YIELD packets in the IB2 */
 	OUT_PKT7(ring, CP_YIELD_ENABLE, 1);