diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/cik.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/cik.c
index 6f2602b45069..98dbaea21d08 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/cik.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/cik.c
@@ -8251,6 +8251,7 @@ restart_ih:
 		/* 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);
@@ -8259,7 +8260,6 @@ restart_ih:
 	if (queue_thermal)
 		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 */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
index b0913705c1df..e50807c29f69 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
@@ -5137,6 +5137,7 @@ restart_ih:
 		/* 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);
@@ -5145,7 +5146,6 @@ restart_ih:
 	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 */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
index 81f3236de1b4..ea5c9af722ef 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
@@ -4048,6 +4048,7 @@ restart_ih:
 		/* 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);
@@ -4056,7 +4057,6 @@ restart_ih:
 	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 */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c
index 7baa6c655b95..3a0b973e8a96 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c
@@ -6664,13 +6664,13 @@ restart_ih:
 		/* 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 */