diff --git a/src/i830_display.c b/src/i830_display.c
index 6a2d1d7..f9c0d20 100644
--- a/src/i830_display.c
+++ b/src/i830_display.c
@@ -592,6 +592,11 @@ i830_enable_fb_compression_8xx(xf86CrtcPtr crtc)
     fbc_ctl |= FBC_CTL_UNCOMPRESSIBLE;
     fbc_ctl |= pI830->front_buffer->fence_nr;
     OUTREG(FBC_CONTROL, fbc_ctl);
+
+    OUTREG(FWATER_BLC, 0x01010101);
+    OUTREG(FWATER_BLC2, 0x00000101);
+
+    xf86DrvMsg(pScrn->scrnIndex, X_INFO, "fbc enabled on plane %d\n", plane);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -602,6 +607,8 @@ i830_disable_fb_compression_8xx(xf86CrtcPtr crtc)
 {
     ScrnInfoPtr pScrn = crtc->scrn;
     I830Ptr pI830 = I830PTR(pScrn);
+    I830CrtcPrivatePtr	intel_crtc = crtc->driver_private;
+    int plane = (intel_crtc->plane == 0 ? FBC_CTL_PLANEA : FBC_CTL_PLANEB);
     uint32_t fbc_ctl;
 
     /* Disable compression */
@@ -612,6 +619,7 @@ i830_disable_fb_compression_8xx(xf86CrtcPtr crtc)
     /* Wait for compressing bit to clear */
     while (INREG(FBC_STATUS) & FBC_STAT_COMPRESSING)
 	; /* nothing */
+    xf86DrvMsg(pScrn->scrnIndex, X_INFO, "fbc disabled on plane %d\n", plane);
 }
 
 static void