diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c
index f637595b14e1c9d1b334332ad0c922c89a985cc8..46da5142b1314da56b716c8feba1eae082e9e7dd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c
@@ -2086,12 +2086,13 @@ int r100_asic_reset(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	struct r100_mc_save save;
 	u32 status, tmp;
+	int ret = 0;
 
-	r100_mc_stop(rdev, &save);
 	status = RREG32(R_000E40_RBBM_STATUS);
 	if (!G_000E40_GUI_ACTIVE(status)) {
 		return 0;
 	}
+	r100_mc_stop(rdev, &save);
 	status = RREG32(R_000E40_RBBM_STATUS);
 	dev_info(rdev->dev, "(%s:%d) RBBM_STATUS=0x%08X\n", __func__, __LINE__, status);
 	/* stop CP */
@@ -2131,11 +2132,11 @@ int r100_asic_reset(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		G_000E40_TAM_BUSY(status) || G_000E40_PB_BUSY(status)) {
 		dev_err(rdev->dev, "failed to reset GPU\n");
 		rdev->gpu_lockup = true;
-		return -1;
-	}
+		ret = -1;
+	} else
+		dev_info(rdev->dev, "GPU reset succeed\n");
 	r100_mc_resume(rdev, &save);
-	dev_info(rdev->dev, "GPU reset succeed\n");
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 void r100_set_common_regs(struct radeon_device *rdev)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r300.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r300.c
index fae5e709f270683db849c9dbce92aacca6f773fc..cf862ca580bf898bfb43452ad76edd9b2e78b1c9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r300.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r300.c
@@ -405,12 +405,13 @@ int r300_asic_reset(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	struct r100_mc_save save;
 	u32 status, tmp;
+	int ret = 0;
 
-	r100_mc_stop(rdev, &save);
 	status = RREG32(R_000E40_RBBM_STATUS);
 	if (!G_000E40_GUI_ACTIVE(status)) {
 		return 0;
 	}
+	r100_mc_stop(rdev, &save);
 	status = RREG32(R_000E40_RBBM_STATUS);
 	dev_info(rdev->dev, "(%s:%d) RBBM_STATUS=0x%08X\n", __func__, __LINE__, status);
 	/* stop CP */
@@ -451,11 +452,11 @@ int r300_asic_reset(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (G_000E40_GA_BUSY(status) || G_000E40_VAP_BUSY(status)) {
 		dev_err(rdev->dev, "failed to reset GPU\n");
 		rdev->gpu_lockup = true;
-		return -1;
-	}
+		ret = -1;
+	} else
+		dev_info(rdev->dev, "GPU reset succeed\n");
 	r100_mc_resume(rdev, &save);
-	dev_info(rdev->dev, "GPU reset succeed\n");
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs600.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs600.c
index b4192acaab5f848cfccec0bbc282e7f8dc3739ea..5afe294ed51f0e4ea3d4055a55598f4ba865dbb9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs600.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs600.c
@@ -339,16 +339,16 @@ void rs600_bm_disable(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 
 int rs600_asic_reset(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
-	u32 status, tmp;
-
 	struct rv515_mc_save save;
+	u32 status, tmp;
+	int ret = 0;
 
-	/* Stops all mc clients */
-	rv515_mc_stop(rdev, &save);
 	status = RREG32(R_000E40_RBBM_STATUS);
 	if (!G_000E40_GUI_ACTIVE(status)) {
 		return 0;
 	}
+	/* Stops all mc clients */
+	rv515_mc_stop(rdev, &save);
 	status = RREG32(R_000E40_RBBM_STATUS);
 	dev_info(rdev->dev, "(%s:%d) RBBM_STATUS=0x%08X\n", __func__, __LINE__, status);
 	/* stop CP */
@@ -392,11 +392,11 @@ int rs600_asic_reset(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (G_000E40_GA_BUSY(status) || G_000E40_VAP_BUSY(status)) {
 		dev_err(rdev->dev, "failed to reset GPU\n");
 		rdev->gpu_lockup = true;
-		return -1;
-	}
+		ret = -1;
+	} else
+		dev_info(rdev->dev, "GPU reset succeed\n");
 	rv515_mc_resume(rdev, &save);
-	dev_info(rdev->dev, "GPU reset succeed\n");
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*