diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c
index 7baa6c6..3a0b973 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c
@@ -6664,13 +6664,13 @@
 		/* wptr/rptr are in bytes! */
 		rptr += 16;
 		rptr &= rdev->ih.ptr_mask;
+		WREG32(IH_RB_RPTR, rptr);
 	}
 	if (queue_hotplug)
 		schedule_work(&rdev->hotplug_work);
 	if (queue_thermal && rdev->pm.dpm_enabled)
 		schedule_work(&rdev->pm.dpm.thermal.work);
 	rdev->ih.rptr = rptr;
-	WREG32(IH_RB_RPTR, rdev->ih.rptr);
 	atomic_set(&rdev->ih.lock, 0);
 
 	/* make sure wptr hasn't changed while processing */