diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/cik.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/cik.c
index 79124f81c00ebdf0b3e6b5fdcea770bf14794cce..148c539684bb8b926a73b83e7d3e56b3560ee332 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/cik.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/cik.c
@@ -6951,6 +6951,11 @@ static int cik_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	/* enable aspm */
 	cik_program_aspm(rdev);
 
+	/* scratch needs to be initialized before MC */
+	r = r600_vram_scratch_init(rdev);
+	if (r)
+		return r;
+
 	cik_mc_program(rdev);
 
 	if (rdev->flags & RADEON_IS_IGP) {
@@ -6980,10 +6985,6 @@ static int cik_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	r = r600_vram_scratch_init(rdev);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
-
 	r = cik_pcie_gart_enable(rdev);
 	if (r)
 		return r;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
index 1832136894786c213193f35c484cc4818cef6732..6398c1f76fb84b91cf9128442e6d619e5e3c23c9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
@@ -5053,6 +5053,11 @@ static int evergreen_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	/* enable aspm */
 	evergreen_program_aspm(rdev);
 
+	/* scratch needs to be initialized before MC */
+	r = r600_vram_scratch_init(rdev);
+	if (r)
+		return r;
+
 	evergreen_mc_program(rdev);
 
 	if (ASIC_IS_DCE5(rdev)) {
@@ -5078,10 +5083,6 @@ static int evergreen_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	r = r600_vram_scratch_init(rdev);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
-
 	if (rdev->flags & RADEON_IS_AGP) {
 		evergreen_agp_enable(rdev);
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/ni.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/ni.c
index 69499fff06b0d0bea96d098d737213ca64f6517f..d60049efd7ac1fd981b626e37a407a40349e3b76 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/ni.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/ni.c
@@ -1863,6 +1863,11 @@ static int cayman_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	/* enable aspm */
 	evergreen_program_aspm(rdev);
 
+	/* scratch needs to be initialized before MC */
+	r = r600_vram_scratch_init(rdev);
+	if (r)
+		return r;
+
 	evergreen_mc_program(rdev);
 
 	if (rdev->flags & RADEON_IS_IGP) {
@@ -1889,10 +1894,6 @@ static int cayman_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	r = r600_vram_scratch_init(rdev);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
-
 	r = cayman_pcie_gart_enable(rdev);
 	if (r)
 		return r;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
index 087cff444ba25712f977a30f05157b457494242f..b72d4d717a723ae63c8cb64a1f4cce6dce33ca54 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
@@ -2698,6 +2698,11 @@ static int r600_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	/* enable pcie gen2 link */
 	r600_pcie_gen2_enable(rdev);
 
+	/* scratch needs to be initialized before MC */
+	r = r600_vram_scratch_init(rdev);
+	if (r)
+		return r;
+
 	r600_mc_program(rdev);
 
 	if (!rdev->me_fw || !rdev->pfp_fw || !rdev->rlc_fw) {
@@ -2708,10 +2713,6 @@ static int r600_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	r = r600_vram_scratch_init(rdev);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
-
 	if (rdev->flags & RADEON_IS_AGP) {
 		r600_agp_enable(rdev);
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
index b811296462a3d6ee3a7919b0c476acd16b2c2321..9f5846743c9e0a26dbcf76662250bfb957f6ced1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
@@ -1658,6 +1658,11 @@ static int rv770_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	/* enable pcie gen2 link */
 	rv770_pcie_gen2_enable(rdev);
 
+	/* scratch needs to be initialized before MC */
+	r = r600_vram_scratch_init(rdev);
+	if (r)
+		return r;
+
 	rv770_mc_program(rdev);
 
 	if (!rdev->me_fw || !rdev->pfp_fw || !rdev->rlc_fw) {
@@ -1668,10 +1673,6 @@ static int rv770_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	r = r600_vram_scratch_init(rdev);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
-
 	if (rdev->flags & RADEON_IS_AGP) {
 		rv770_agp_enable(rdev);
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c
index 89393ed593faa108bab61e2914253f0fb5e697f8..fe8bca6869007ea6b4b0c811592578e4bfa553ea 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c
@@ -6343,6 +6343,11 @@ static int si_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	/* enable aspm */
 	si_program_aspm(rdev);
 
+	/* scratch needs to be initialized before MC */
+	r = r600_vram_scratch_init(rdev);
+	if (r)
+		return r;
+
 	si_mc_program(rdev);
 
 	if (!rdev->me_fw || !rdev->pfp_fw || !rdev->ce_fw ||
@@ -6360,10 +6365,6 @@ static int si_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	r = r600_vram_scratch_init(rdev);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
-
 	r = si_pcie_gart_enable(rdev);
 	if (r)
 		return r;