/* adjust pm to dpms changes BEFORE enabling crtcs */
                radeon_pm_compute_clocks(rdev);
                /* disable crtc pair power gating before programming */
-               if (ASIC_IS_DCE6(rdev))
+               if (ASIC_IS_DCE6(rdev) && !radeon_crtc->in_mode_set)
                        atombios_powergate_crtc(crtc, ATOM_DISABLE);
                atombios_enable_crtc(crtc, ATOM_ENABLE);
                if (ASIC_IS_DCE3(rdev) && !ASIC_IS_DCE6(rdev))
                atombios_enable_crtc(crtc, ATOM_DISABLE);
                radeon_crtc->enabled = false;
                /* power gating is per-pair */
-               if (ASIC_IS_DCE6(rdev)) {
+               if (ASIC_IS_DCE6(rdev) && !radeon_crtc->in_mode_set) {
                        struct drm_crtc *other_crtc;
                        struct radeon_crtc *other_radeon_crtc;
                        list_for_each_entry(other_crtc, &rdev->ddev->mode_config.crtc_list, head) {
 static void atombios_crtc_prepare(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
        struct radeon_crtc *radeon_crtc = to_radeon_crtc(crtc);
+       struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
+       struct radeon_device *rdev = dev->dev_private;
 
+       radeon_crtc->in_mode_set = true;
        /* pick pll */
        radeon_crtc->pll_id = radeon_atom_pick_pll(crtc);
 
+       /* disable crtc pair power gating before programming */
+       if (ASIC_IS_DCE6(rdev))
+               atombios_powergate_crtc(crtc, ATOM_DISABLE);
+
        atombios_lock_crtc(crtc, ATOM_ENABLE);
        atombios_crtc_dpms(crtc, DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF);
 }
 
 static void atombios_crtc_commit(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
+       struct radeon_crtc *radeon_crtc = to_radeon_crtc(crtc);
+
        atombios_crtc_dpms(crtc, DRM_MODE_DPMS_ON);
        atombios_lock_crtc(crtc, ATOM_DISABLE);
+       radeon_crtc->in_mode_set = false;
 }
 
 static void atombios_crtc_disable(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 
 
 static void radeon_crtc_prepare(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
+       struct radeon_crtc *radeon_crtc = to_radeon_crtc(crtc);
        struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
        struct drm_crtc *crtci;
 
+       radeon_crtc->in_mode_set = true;
        /*
        * The hardware wedges sometimes if you reconfigure one CRTC
        * whilst another is running (see fdo bug #24611).
 
 static void radeon_crtc_commit(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
+       struct radeon_crtc *radeon_crtc = to_radeon_crtc(crtc);
        struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
        struct drm_crtc *crtci;
 
                if (crtci->enabled)
                        radeon_crtc_dpms(crtci, DRM_MODE_DPMS_ON);
        }
+       radeon_crtc->in_mode_set = false;
 }
 
 static const struct drm_crtc_helper_funcs legacy_helper_funcs = {