tmp &= ~EVERGREEN_GRPH_SURFACE_UPDATE_H_RETRACE_EN;
        WREG32(EVERGREEN_GRPH_FLIP_CONTROL + radeon_crtc->crtc_offset, tmp);
 
-       /* set pageflip to happen anywhere in vblank interval */
-       WREG32(EVERGREEN_MASTER_UPDATE_MODE + radeon_crtc->crtc_offset, 0);
+       /* set pageflip to happen only at start of vblank interval (front porch) */
+       WREG32(EVERGREEN_MASTER_UPDATE_MODE + radeon_crtc->crtc_offset, 3);
 
        if (!atomic && fb && fb != crtc->primary->fb) {
                radeon_fb = to_radeon_framebuffer(fb);
        tmp &= ~AVIVO_D1GRPH_SURFACE_UPDATE_H_RETRACE_EN;
        WREG32(AVIVO_D1GRPH_FLIP_CONTROL + radeon_crtc->crtc_offset, tmp);
 
-       /* set pageflip to happen anywhere in vblank interval */
-       WREG32(AVIVO_D1MODE_MASTER_UPDATE_MODE + radeon_crtc->crtc_offset, 0);
+       /* set pageflip to happen only at start of vblank interval (front porch) */
+       WREG32(AVIVO_D1MODE_MASTER_UPDATE_MODE + radeon_crtc->crtc_offset, 3);
 
        if (!atomic && fb && fb != crtc->primary->fb) {
                radeon_fb = to_radeon_framebuffer(fb);
 
        for (i = 0; i < rdev->num_crtc; i++) {
                if (save->crtc_enabled[i]) {
                        tmp = RREG32(EVERGREEN_MASTER_UPDATE_MODE + crtc_offsets[i]);
-                       if ((tmp & 0x3) != 0) {
-                               tmp &= ~0x3;
+                       if ((tmp & 0x7) != 3) {
+                               tmp &= ~0x7;
+                               tmp |= 0x3;
                                WREG32(EVERGREEN_MASTER_UPDATE_MODE + crtc_offsets[i], tmp);
                        }
                        tmp = RREG32(EVERGREEN_GRPH_UPDATE + crtc_offsets[i]);
 
 #       define EVERGREEN_CRTC_V_BLANK                   (1 << 0)
 #define EVERGREEN_CRTC_STATUS_POSITION                  0x6e90
 #define EVERGREEN_CRTC_STATUS_HV_COUNT                  0x6ea0
-#define EVERGREEN_MASTER_UPDATE_MODE                    0x6ef8
 #define EVERGREEN_CRTC_UPDATE_LOCK                      0x6ed4
 #define EVERGREEN_MASTER_UPDATE_LOCK                    0x6ef4
 #define EVERGREEN_MASTER_UPDATE_MODE                    0x6ef8
 
        for (i = 0; i < rdev->num_crtc; i++) {
                if (save->crtc_enabled[i]) {
                        tmp = RREG32(AVIVO_D1MODE_MASTER_UPDATE_MODE + crtc_offsets[i]);
-                       if ((tmp & 0x3) != 0) {
-                               tmp &= ~0x3;
+                       if ((tmp & 0x7) != 3) {
+                               tmp &= ~0x7;
+                               tmp |= 0x3;
                                WREG32(AVIVO_D1MODE_MASTER_UPDATE_MODE + crtc_offsets[i], tmp);
                        }
                        tmp = RREG32(AVIVO_D1GRPH_UPDATE + crtc_offsets[i]);