diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v9_0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v9_0.c
index f62d570a81a801e37cd1dcf0d4edb27016f56461..618639b8775ad212935fd4f68c55bc1599c0032d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v9_0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/gfx_v9_0.c
@@ -3586,6 +3586,8 @@ static void gfx_v9_0_update_medium_grain_clock_gating(struct amdgpu_device *adev
 {
 	uint32_t data, def;
 
+	amdgpu_gfx_rlc_enter_safe_mode(adev);
+
 	/* It is disabled by HW by default */
 	if (enable && (adev->cg_flags & AMD_CG_SUPPORT_GFX_MGCG)) {
 		/* 1 - RLC_CGTT_MGCG_OVERRIDE */
@@ -3650,6 +3652,8 @@ static void gfx_v9_0_update_medium_grain_clock_gating(struct amdgpu_device *adev
 			WREG32_SOC15(GC, 0, mmCP_MEM_SLP_CNTL, data);
 		}
 	}
+
+	amdgpu_gfx_rlc_exit_safe_mode(adev);
 }
 
 static void gfx_v9_0_update_3d_clock_gating(struct amdgpu_device *adev,