diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
index a6617b53a9c6..cd756262924d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
@@ -1347,7 +1347,6 @@ retry:
 	}
 
 	radeon_restore_bios_scratch_regs(rdev);
-	drm_helper_resume_force_mode(rdev->ddev);
 
 	if (!r) {
 		for (i = 0; i < RADEON_NUM_RINGS; ++i) {
@@ -1373,6 +1372,8 @@ retry:
 		}
 	}
 
+	drm_helper_resume_force_mode(rdev->ddev);
+
 	ttm_bo_unlock_delayed_workqueue(&rdev->mman.bdev, resched);
 	if (r) {
 		/* bad news, how to tell it to userspace ? */