diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom/msm8996pro-auto.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom/msm8996pro-auto.dtsi
index 48d544e18889..15295639e361 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom/msm8996pro-auto.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom/msm8996pro-auto.dtsi
@@ -459,3 +459,12 @@
 		<          0  0 >,
 		<  315000000  4 >;
 };
+
+/* GPU overrides for auto */
+&msm_gpu {
+	qcom,gpu-pwrlevel-bins {
+		qcom,gpu-pwrlevels-0 {
+			qcom,initial-pwrlevel = <1>;
+		};
+	};
+};