--- ./src/uxa/intel_batchbuffer.c.orig	2013-07-28 15:53:23.000000000 +0200
+++ ./src/uxa/intel_batchbuffer.c	2013-09-10 12:47:45.563838120 +0200
@@ -219,6 +219,8 @@
 	intel_batch_do_flush(scrn);
 }
 
+#include <unistd.h>
+
 void intel_batch_submit(ScrnInfoPtr scrn)
 {
 	intel_screen_private *intel = intel_get_screen_private(scrn);
@@ -251,13 +253,21 @@
 	}
 
 	ret = dri_bo_subdata(intel->batch_bo, 0, intel->batch_used*4, intel->batch_ptr);
+	int tries = 200;
 	if (ret == 0) {
+	retry:
 		ret = drm_intel_bo_mrb_exec(intel->batch_bo,
 				intel->batch_used*4,
 				NULL, 0, 0xffffffff,
 				(HAS_BLT(intel) ?
 				 intel->current_batch:
 				 I915_EXEC_DEFAULT));
+		if (ret && tries) {
+			xf86DrvMsg(scrn->scrnIndex, X_WARNING, "retrying batchbuffer submit\n");
+			--tries;
+			usleep(50 * 1000);
+			goto retry;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (ret != 0) {