diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
index 4d0e60adbc6..112da9b3c8e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
@@ -1313,14 +1313,18 @@ void evergreen_mc_stop(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct evergreen_mc_save *sav
 				if (!(tmp & EVERGREEN_CRTC_BLANK_DATA_EN)) {
 					radeon_wait_for_vblank(rdev, i);
 					tmp |= EVERGREEN_CRTC_BLANK_DATA_EN;
+					WREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_UPDATE_LOCK + crtc_offsets[i], 1);
 					WREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_BLANK_CONTROL + crtc_offsets[i], tmp);
+					WREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_UPDATE_LOCK + crtc_offsets[i], 0);
 				}
 			} else {
 				tmp = RREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_CONTROL + crtc_offsets[i]);
 				if (!(tmp & EVERGREEN_CRTC_DISP_READ_REQUEST_DISABLE)) {
 					radeon_wait_for_vblank(rdev, i);
 					tmp |= EVERGREEN_CRTC_DISP_READ_REQUEST_DISABLE;
+					WREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_UPDATE_LOCK + crtc_offsets[i], 1);
 					WREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_CONTROL + crtc_offsets[i], tmp);
+					WREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_UPDATE_LOCK + crtc_offsets[i], 0);
 				}
 			}
 			/* wait for the next frame */
@@ -1378,11 +1382,15 @@ void evergreen_mc_resume(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct evergreen_mc_save *s
 			if (ASIC_IS_DCE6(rdev)) {
 				tmp = RREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_BLANK_CONTROL + crtc_offsets[i]);
 				tmp |= EVERGREEN_CRTC_BLANK_DATA_EN;
+				WREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_UPDATE_LOCK + crtc_offsets[i], 1);
 				WREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_BLANK_CONTROL + crtc_offsets[i], tmp);
+				WREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_UPDATE_LOCK + crtc_offsets[i], 0);
 			} else {
 				tmp = RREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_CONTROL + crtc_offsets[i]);
 				tmp &= ~EVERGREEN_CRTC_DISP_READ_REQUEST_DISABLE;
+				WREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_UPDATE_LOCK + crtc_offsets[i], 1);
 				WREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_CONTROL + crtc_offsets[i], tmp);
+				WREG32(EVERGREEN_CRTC_UPDATE_LOCK + crtc_offsets[i], 0);
 			}
 			/* wait for the next frame */
 			frame_count = radeon_get_vblank_counter(rdev, i);