diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
index fbcd84803b6..17ca72ce302 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
@@ -2362,6 +2362,9 @@ void r600_semaphore_ring_emit(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 	uint64_t addr = semaphore->gpu_addr;
 	unsigned sel = emit_wait ? PACKET3_SEM_SEL_WAIT : PACKET3_SEM_SEL_SIGNAL;
 
+	if (rdev->family < CHIP_CAYMAN)
+		sel |= PACKET3_SEM_WAIT_ON_SIGNAL;
+
 	radeon_ring_write(ring, PACKET3(PACKET3_MEM_SEMAPHORE, 1));
 	radeon_ring_write(ring, addr & 0xffffffff);
 	radeon_ring_write(ring, (upper_32_bits(addr) & 0xff) | sel);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600d.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600d.h
index 3ee1fd7ef39..9b23670716f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600d.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600d.h
@@ -831,6 +831,7 @@
 #define	PACKET3_STRMOUT_BUFFER_UPDATE			0x34
 #define	PACKET3_INDIRECT_BUFFER_MP			0x38
 #define	PACKET3_MEM_SEMAPHORE				0x39
+#              define PACKET3_SEM_WAIT_ON_SIGNAL    (0x1 << 12)
 #              define PACKET3_SEM_SEL_SIGNAL	    (0x6 << 29)
 #              define PACKET3_SEM_SEL_WAIT	    (0x7 << 29)
 #define	PACKET3_MPEG_INDEX				0x3A