diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
index 2270867d8551..a2d478e8692a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
@@ -1349,6 +1349,8 @@ void evergreen_mc_stop(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct evergreen_mc_save *sav
 		blackout &= ~BLACKOUT_MODE_MASK;
 		WREG32(MC_SHARED_BLACKOUT_CNTL, blackout | 1);
 	}
+	/* wait for the MC to settle */
+	udelay(100);
 }
 
 void evergreen_mc_resume(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct evergreen_mc_save *save)