diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c
index 2da4465e3c6d875ebba26aff22efff782f1363f8..b06fa5936100df8ec82d3f0397f44b4269251376 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c
@@ -208,6 +208,10 @@ static bool radeon_msi_ok(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	    (rdev->pdev->subsystem_device == 0x0185))
 		return true;
 
+	/* try and enable MSIs by default on all RS690s */
+	if (rdev->family == CHIP_RS690)
+		return true;
+
 	/* RV515 seems to have MSI issues where it loses
 	 * MSI rearms occasionally. This leads to lockups and freezes.
 	 * disable it by default.