struct radeon_ring *ring = &rdev->ring[ib->ring];
        u32 header;
 
-       if (ring->rptr_save_reg) {
-               uint32_t next_rptr = ring->wptr + 3 + 4 + 8;
-               radeon_ring_write(ring, PACKET3(PACKET3_SET_CONFIG_REG, 1));
-               radeon_ring_write(ring, ((ring->rptr_save_reg - 
-                                         PACKET3_SET_CONFIG_REG_START) >> 2));
-               radeon_ring_write(ring, next_rptr);
-       }
+       if (ib->is_const_ib) {
+               /* set switch buffer packet before const IB */
+               radeon_ring_write(ring, PACKET3(PACKET3_SWITCH_BUFFER, 0));
+               radeon_ring_write(ring, 0);
 
-       if (ib->is_const_ib)
                header = PACKET3(PACKET3_INDIRECT_BUFFER_CONST, 2);
-       else
+       } else {
+               if (ring->rptr_save_reg) {
+                       uint32_t next_rptr = ring->wptr + 3 + 4 + 8;
+                       radeon_ring_write(ring, PACKET3(PACKET3_SET_CONFIG_REG, 1));
+                       radeon_ring_write(ring, ((ring->rptr_save_reg -
+                                                 PACKET3_SET_CONFIG_REG_START) >> 2));
+                       radeon_ring_write(ring, next_rptr);
+               }
+
                header = PACKET3(PACKET3_INDIRECT_BUFFER, 2);
+       }
 
        radeon_ring_write(ring, header);
        radeon_ring_write(ring,
        radeon_ring_write(ring, upper_32_bits(ib->gpu_addr) & 0xFFFF);
        radeon_ring_write(ring, ib->length_dw | (ib->vm_id << 24));
 
-       /* flush read cache over gart for this vmid */
-       radeon_ring_write(ring, PACKET3(PACKET3_SET_CONFIG_REG, 1));
-       radeon_ring_write(ring, (CP_COHER_CNTL2 - PACKET3_SET_CONFIG_REG_START) >> 2);
-       radeon_ring_write(ring, ib->vm_id);
-       radeon_ring_write(ring, PACKET3(PACKET3_SURFACE_SYNC, 3));
-       radeon_ring_write(ring, PACKET3_TCL1_ACTION_ENA |
-                         PACKET3_TC_ACTION_ENA |
-                         PACKET3_SH_KCACHE_ACTION_ENA |
-                         PACKET3_SH_ICACHE_ACTION_ENA);
-       radeon_ring_write(ring, 0xFFFFFFFF);
-       radeon_ring_write(ring, 0);
-       radeon_ring_write(ring, 10); /* poll interval */
+       if (!ib->is_const_ib) {
+               /* flush read cache over gart for this vmid */
+               radeon_ring_write(ring, PACKET3(PACKET3_SET_CONFIG_REG, 1));
+               radeon_ring_write(ring, (CP_COHER_CNTL2 - PACKET3_SET_CONFIG_REG_START) >> 2);
+               radeon_ring_write(ring, ib->vm_id);
+               radeon_ring_write(ring, PACKET3(PACKET3_SURFACE_SYNC, 3));
+               radeon_ring_write(ring, PACKET3_TCL1_ACTION_ENA |
+                                 PACKET3_TC_ACTION_ENA |
+                                 PACKET3_SH_KCACHE_ACTION_ENA |
+                                 PACKET3_SH_ICACHE_ACTION_ENA);
+               radeon_ring_write(ring, 0xFFFFFFFF);
+               radeon_ring_write(ring, 0);
+               radeon_ring_write(ring, 10); /* poll interval */
+       }
 }
 
 /*