diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/drm.h b/drivers/char/drm/drm.h
index 07a699029c3e..3f28a1551621 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/drm.h
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/drm.h
@@ -487,12 +487,14 @@ typedef struct drm_irq_busid {
 typedef enum {
 	_DRM_VBLANK_ABSOLUTE = 0x0,	/**< Wait for specific vblank sequence number */
 	_DRM_VBLANK_RELATIVE = 0x1,	/**< Wait for given number of vblanks */
+	_DRM_VBLANK_NEXTONMISS = 0x10000000,	/**< If missed, wait for next vblank */
 	_DRM_VBLANK_SECONDARY = 0x20000000,	/**< Secondary display controller */
 	_DRM_VBLANK_SIGNAL = 0x40000000	/**< Send signal instead of blocking */
 } drm_vblank_seq_type_t;
 
 #define _DRM_VBLANK_TYPES_MASK (_DRM_VBLANK_ABSOLUTE | _DRM_VBLANK_RELATIVE)
-#define _DRM_VBLANK_FLAGS_MASK (_DRM_VBLANK_SIGNAL | _DRM_VBLANK_SECONDARY)
+#define _DRM_VBLANK_FLAGS_MASK (_DRM_VBLANK_SIGNAL | _DRM_VBLANK_SECONDARY | \
+				_DRM_VBLANK_NEXTONMISS)
 
 struct drm_wait_vblank_request {
 	drm_vblank_seq_type_t type;
diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/drm_irq.c b/drivers/char/drm/drm_irq.c
index b08608a9f026..78aae5b35c62 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/drm_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/drm_irq.c
@@ -250,8 +250,7 @@ int drm_wait_vblank(DRM_IOCTL_ARGS)
 	drm_wait_vblank_t vblwait;
 	struct timeval now;
 	int ret = 0;
-	unsigned int flags;
-	atomic_t *seq;
+	unsigned int flags, seq;
 
 	if (!dev->irq)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -273,12 +272,12 @@ int drm_wait_vblank(DRM_IOCTL_ARGS)
 				    DRIVER_IRQ_VBL2 : DRIVER_IRQ_VBL))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	seq = (flags & _DRM_VBLANK_SECONDARY) ? &dev->vbl_received2 :
-	      &dev->vbl_received;
+	seq = atomic_read((flags & _DRM_VBLANK_SECONDARY) ? &dev->vbl_received2
+			  : &dev->vbl_received);
 
 	switch (vblwait.request.type & _DRM_VBLANK_TYPES_MASK) {
 	case _DRM_VBLANK_RELATIVE:
-		vblwait.request.sequence += atomic_read(seq);
+		vblwait.request.sequence += seq;
 		vblwait.request.type &= ~_DRM_VBLANK_RELATIVE;
 	case _DRM_VBLANK_ABSOLUTE:
 		break;
@@ -286,13 +285,18 @@ int drm_wait_vblank(DRM_IOCTL_ARGS)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	if ((flags & _DRM_VBLANK_NEXTONMISS) &&
+	    (seq - vblwait.request.sequence) <= (1<<23)) {
+		vblwait.request.sequence = seq + 1;
+	}
+
 	if (flags & _DRM_VBLANK_SIGNAL) {
 		unsigned long irqflags;
 		drm_vbl_sig_t *vbl_sigs = (flags & _DRM_VBLANK_SECONDARY)
 				      ? &dev->vbl_sigs2 : &dev->vbl_sigs;
 		drm_vbl_sig_t *vbl_sig;
 
-		vblwait.reply.sequence = atomic_read(seq);
+		vblwait.reply.sequence = seq;
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->vbl_lock, irqflags);