diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_crtc.c
index a03c73411a56..30d242b25078 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_crtc.c
@@ -1414,8 +1414,8 @@ static int dce4_crtc_do_set_base(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	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);
@@ -1614,8 +1614,8 @@ static int avivo_crtc_do_set_base(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	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);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
index f7ece0ff431b..250bac3935a4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
@@ -2642,8 +2642,9 @@ void evergreen_mc_resume(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct evergreen_mc_save *s
 	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]);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_reg.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_reg.h
index 333d143fca2c..23bff590fb6e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_reg.h
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@
 #       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
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv515.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv515.c
index 237dd29d9f1c..3e21e869015f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv515.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv515.c
@@ -406,8 +406,9 @@ void rv515_mc_resume(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct rv515_mc_save *save)
 	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]);