diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_encoders.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_encoders.c
index f55b64cb59d1d0170b25e35605354bca56bfd3ab..012f80251e50370407338ee88d75b0859d6b8f7c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_encoders.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_encoders.c
@@ -1431,7 +1431,11 @@ radeon_atom_encoder_dpms(struct drm_encoder *encoder, int mode)
 	if (is_dig) {
 		switch (mode) {
 		case DRM_MODE_DPMS_ON:
-			atombios_dig_transmitter_setup(encoder, ATOM_TRANSMITTER_ACTION_ENABLE_OUTPUT, 0, 0);
+			/* some early dce3.2 boards have a bug in their transmitter control table */
+			if ((rdev->family == CHIP_RV710) || (rdev->family == CHIP_RV730))
+				atombios_dig_transmitter_setup(encoder, ATOM_TRANSMITTER_ACTION_ENABLE, 0, 0);
+			else
+				atombios_dig_transmitter_setup(encoder, ATOM_TRANSMITTER_ACTION_ENABLE_OUTPUT, 0, 0);
 			if (atombios_get_encoder_mode(encoder) == ATOM_ENCODER_MODE_DP) {
 				struct drm_connector *connector = radeon_get_connector_for_encoder(encoder);