diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c
index 979f3bf65f2c..1e9304d1c88f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c
@@ -291,6 +291,8 @@ int radeon_irq_kms_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (r) {
 		return r;
 	}
+	rdev->ddev->vblank_disable_allowed = true;
+
 	/* enable msi */
 	rdev->msi_enabled = 0;