switch (mode) {
                case DRM_MODE_DPMS_ON:
                        args.ucAction = ATOM_ENABLE;
-                       atom_execute_table(rdev->mode_info.atom_context, index, (uint32_t *)&args);
+                       /* workaround for DVOOutputControl on some RS690 systems */
+                       if (radeon_encoder->encoder_id == ENCODER_OBJECT_ID_INTERNAL_DDI) {
+                               u32 reg = RREG32(RADEON_BIOS_3_SCRATCH);
+                               WREG32(RADEON_BIOS_3_SCRATCH, reg & ~ATOM_S3_DFP2I_ACTIVE);
+                               atom_execute_table(rdev->mode_info.atom_context, index, (uint32_t *)&args);
+                               WREG32(RADEON_BIOS_3_SCRATCH, reg);
+                       } else
+                               atom_execute_table(rdev->mode_info.atom_context, index, (uint32_t *)&args);
                        if (radeon_encoder->devices & (ATOM_DEVICE_LCD_SUPPORT)) {
                                args.ucAction = ATOM_LCD_BLON;
                                atom_execute_table(rdev->mode_info.atom_context, index, (uint32_t *)&args);