diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce/dce_abm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce/dce_abm.c
index 070ab56a8aca7bdc8669eeb39016b6aebeb955cc..da8b198538e5fdea8ba6dadbab666589ab28c1da 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce/dce_abm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce/dce_abm.c
@@ -242,6 +242,10 @@ static void dmcu_set_backlight_level(
 	s2 |= (level << ATOM_S2_CURRENT_BL_LEVEL_SHIFT);
 
 	REG_WRITE(BIOS_SCRATCH_2, s2);
+
+	/* waitDMCUReadyForCmd */
+	REG_WAIT(MASTER_COMM_CNTL_REG, MASTER_COMM_INTERRUPT,
+			0, 1, 80000);
 }
 
 static void dce_abm_init(struct abm *abm)