diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/ci_dpm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/ci_dpm.c
index 18e91ee2c8b7..10dae4106c08 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/ci_dpm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/ci_dpm.c
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include <linux/firmware.h>
 #include "drmP.h"
 #include "radeon.h"
+#include "radeon_ucode.h"
 #include "cikd.h"
 #include "r600_dpm.h"
 #include "ci_dpm.h"
@@ -5147,9 +5149,11 @@ int ci_dpm_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	pi->mclk_dpm_key_disabled = 0;
 	pi->pcie_dpm_key_disabled = 0;
 
-	/* mclk dpm is unstable on some R7 260X cards */
-	if (rdev->pdev->device == 0x6658)
+	/* mclk dpm is unstable on some R7 260X cards with the old mc ucode */
+	if ((rdev->pdev->device == 0x6658) &&
+	    (rdev->mc_fw->size == (BONAIRE_MC_UCODE_SIZE * 4))) {
 		pi->mclk_dpm_key_disabled = 1;
+	}
 
 	pi->caps_sclk_ds = true;