diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_crtc.c
index 5677a424b58..6857cb4efb7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_crtc.c
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ static void radeon_crtc_dpms(struct drm_crtc *crtc, int mode)
 	struct radeon_crtc *radeon_crtc = to_radeon_crtc(crtc);
 	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
 	struct radeon_device *rdev = dev->dev_private;
+	uint32_t crtc_ext_cntl = 0;
 	uint32_t mask;
 
 	if (radeon_crtc->crtc_id)
@@ -307,6 +308,16 @@ static void radeon_crtc_dpms(struct drm_crtc *crtc, int mode)
 			RADEON_CRTC_VSYNC_DIS |
 			RADEON_CRTC_HSYNC_DIS);
 
+	/*
+	 * On all dual CRTC GPUs this bit controls the CRTC of the primary DAC.
+	 * Therefore it is set in the DAC DMPS function.
+	 * This is different for GPU's with a single CRTC but a primary and a
+	 * TV DAC: here it controls the single CRTC no matter where it is
+	 * routed. Therefore we set it here.
+	 */
+	if (rdev->flags & RADEON_SINGLE_CRTC)
+		crtc_ext_cntl = RADEON_CRTC_CRT_ON;
+	
 	switch (mode) {
 	case DRM_MODE_DPMS_ON:
 		radeon_crtc->enabled = true;
@@ -317,7 +328,7 @@ static void radeon_crtc_dpms(struct drm_crtc *crtc, int mode)
 		else {
 			WREG32_P(RADEON_CRTC_GEN_CNTL, RADEON_CRTC_EN, ~(RADEON_CRTC_EN |
 									 RADEON_CRTC_DISP_REQ_EN_B));
-			WREG32_P(RADEON_CRTC_EXT_CNTL, 0, ~mask);
+			WREG32_P(RADEON_CRTC_EXT_CNTL, crtc_ext_cntl, ~(mask | crtc_ext_cntl));
 		}
 		drm_vblank_post_modeset(dev, radeon_crtc->crtc_id);
 		radeon_crtc_load_lut(crtc);
@@ -331,7 +342,7 @@ static void radeon_crtc_dpms(struct drm_crtc *crtc, int mode)
 		else {
 			WREG32_P(RADEON_CRTC_GEN_CNTL, RADEON_CRTC_DISP_REQ_EN_B, ~(RADEON_CRTC_EN |
 										    RADEON_CRTC_DISP_REQ_EN_B));
-			WREG32_P(RADEON_CRTC_EXT_CNTL, mask, ~mask);
+			WREG32_P(RADEON_CRTC_EXT_CNTL, mask, ~(mask | crtc_ext_cntl));
 		}
 		radeon_crtc->enabled = false;
 		/* adjust pm to dpms changes AFTER disabling crtcs */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_encoders.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_encoders.c
index 3afed70306d..817392fc2d0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_encoders.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_encoders.c
@@ -537,7 +537,9 @@ static void radeon_legacy_primary_dac_dpms(struct drm_encoder *encoder, int mode
 		break;
 	}
 
-	WREG32(RADEON_CRTC_EXT_CNTL, crtc_ext_cntl);
+	/* handled in radeon_crtc_dpms() */
+	if (!(rdev->flags & RADEON_SINGLE_CRTC))
+		WREG32(RADEON_CRTC_EXT_CNTL, crtc_ext_cntl);
 	WREG32(RADEON_DAC_CNTL, dac_cntl);
 	WREG32(RADEON_DAC_MACRO_CNTL, dac_macro_cntl);
 
@@ -1095,7 +1097,8 @@ static void radeon_legacy_tv_dac_dpms(struct drm_encoder *encoder, int mode)
 	} else {
 		if (is_tv)
 			WREG32(RADEON_TV_MASTER_CNTL, tv_master_cntl);
-		else
+		/* handled in radeon_crtc_dpms() */
+		else if (!(rdev->flags & RADEON_SINGLE_CRTC))
 			WREG32(RADEON_CRTC2_GEN_CNTL, crtc2_gen_cntl);
 		WREG32(RADEON_TV_DAC_CNTL, tv_dac_cntl);
 	}