diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/cik.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/cik.c
index afdfe04a92908fc61d1f92c62795e1a4fe0f9beb..2cb507ab0b7cf51eee7d9ec839844f590010b923 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/cik.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/cik.c
@@ -8259,6 +8259,7 @@ int cik_irq_process(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 static int cik_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	struct radeon_ring *ring;
+	u32 nop;
 	int r;
 
 	/* enable pcie gen2/3 link */
@@ -8392,9 +8393,15 @@ static int cik_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	}
 	cik_irq_set(rdev);
 
+	if (rdev->family == CHIP_HAWAII) {
+		nop = RADEON_CP_PACKET2;
+	} else {
+		nop = PACKET3(PACKET3_NOP, 0x3FFF);
+	}
+
 	ring = &rdev->ring[RADEON_RING_TYPE_GFX_INDEX];
 	r = radeon_ring_init(rdev, ring, ring->ring_size, RADEON_WB_CP_RPTR_OFFSET,
-			     PACKET3(PACKET3_NOP, 0x3FFF));
+			     nop);
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
@@ -8402,7 +8409,7 @@ static int cik_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	/* type-2 packets are deprecated on MEC, use type-3 instead */
 	ring = &rdev->ring[CAYMAN_RING_TYPE_CP1_INDEX];
 	r = radeon_ring_init(rdev, ring, ring->ring_size, RADEON_WB_CP1_RPTR_OFFSET,
-			     PACKET3(PACKET3_NOP, 0x3FFF));
+			     nop);
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 	ring->me = 1; /* first MEC */
@@ -8413,7 +8420,7 @@ static int cik_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	/* type-2 packets are deprecated on MEC, use type-3 instead */
 	ring = &rdev->ring[CAYMAN_RING_TYPE_CP2_INDEX];
 	r = radeon_ring_init(rdev, ring, ring->ring_size, RADEON_WB_CP2_RPTR_OFFSET,
-			     PACKET3(PACKET3_NOP, 0x3FFF));
+			     nop);
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 	/* dGPU only have 1 MEC */