radeon_pm_compute_clocks(rdev);
 }
 
-static struct radeon_ps *radeon_dpm_pick_power_state(struct radeon_device *rdev,
-                                                    enum radeon_pm_state_type dpm_state)
+static bool radeon_dpm_single_display(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
-       int i;
-       struct radeon_ps *ps;
-       u32 ui_class;
        bool single_display = (rdev->pm.dpm.new_active_crtc_count < 2) ?
                true : false;
 
        if (single_display && (r600_dpm_get_vrefresh(rdev) >= 120))
                single_display = false;
 
+       return single_display;
+}
+
+static struct radeon_ps *radeon_dpm_pick_power_state(struct radeon_device *rdev,
+                                                    enum radeon_pm_state_type dpm_state)
+{
+       int i;
+       struct radeon_ps *ps;
+       u32 ui_class;
+       bool single_display = radeon_dpm_single_display(rdev);
+
        /* certain older asics have a separare 3D performance state,
         * so try that first if the user selected performance
         */
        struct radeon_ps *ps;
        enum radeon_pm_state_type dpm_state;
        int ret;
+       bool single_display = radeon_dpm_single_display(rdev);
 
        /* if dpm init failed */
        if (!rdev->pm.dpm_enabled)
                /* vce just modifies an existing state so force a change */
                if (ps->vce_active != rdev->pm.dpm.vce_active)
                        goto force;
+               /* user has made a display change (such as timing) */
+               if (rdev->pm.dpm.single_display != single_display)
+                       goto force;
                if ((rdev->family < CHIP_BARTS) || (rdev->flags & RADEON_IS_IGP)) {
                        /* for pre-BTC and APUs if the num crtcs changed but state is the same,
                         * all we need to do is update the display configuration.
 
        rdev->pm.dpm.current_active_crtcs = rdev->pm.dpm.new_active_crtcs;
        rdev->pm.dpm.current_active_crtc_count = rdev->pm.dpm.new_active_crtc_count;
+       rdev->pm.dpm.single_display = single_display;
 
        /* wait for the rings to drain */
        for (i = 0; i < RADEON_NUM_RINGS; i++) {