diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs400.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs400.c
index 233a9b9fa1f7a4dde360a30559f902a2d81d0555..b8074a8ec75a93c0566cfefa5ae5375041841e18 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs400.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs400.c
@@ -174,10 +174,13 @@ int rs400_gart_enable(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	/* FIXME: according to doc we should set HIDE_MMCFG_BAR=0,
 	 * AGPMODE30=0 & AGP30ENHANCED=0 in NB_CNTL */
 	if ((rdev->family == CHIP_RS690) || (rdev->family == CHIP_RS740)) {
-		WREG32_MC(RS480_MC_MISC_CNTL,
-			  (RS480_GART_INDEX_REG_EN | RS690_BLOCK_GFX_D3_EN));
+		tmp = RREG32_MC(RS480_MC_MISC_CNTL);
+		tmp |= RS480_GART_INDEX_REG_EN | RS690_BLOCK_GFX_D3_EN;
+		WREG32_MC(RS480_MC_MISC_CNTL, tmp);
 	} else {
-		WREG32_MC(RS480_MC_MISC_CNTL, RS480_GART_INDEX_REG_EN);
+		tmp = RREG32_MC(RS480_MC_MISC_CNTL);
+		tmp |= RS480_GART_INDEX_REG_EN;
+		WREG32_MC(RS480_MC_MISC_CNTL, tmp);
 	}
 	/* Enable gart */
 	WREG32_MC(RS480_AGP_ADDRESS_SPACE_SIZE, (RS480_GART_EN | size_reg));