diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vcn.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vcn.c
index 400fc74bbae27e878aebe4e6e27f6eaf22ca8e15..205e683fb92060ad407fdbb18696fe7cf2a699df 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vcn.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vcn.c
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ int amdgpu_vcn_dec_ring_test_ib(struct amdgpu_ring *ring, long timeout)
 int amdgpu_vcn_enc_ring_test_ring(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 {
 	struct amdgpu_device *adev = ring->adev;
-	uint32_t rptr = amdgpu_ring_get_rptr(ring);
+	uint32_t rptr;
 	unsigned i;
 	int r;
 
@@ -441,6 +441,9 @@ int amdgpu_vcn_enc_ring_test_ring(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 			  ring->idx, r);
 		return r;
 	}
+
+	rptr = amdgpu_ring_get_rptr(ring);
+
 	amdgpu_ring_write(ring, VCN_ENC_CMD_END);
 	amdgpu_ring_commit(ring);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v6_0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v6_0.c
index d4070839ac809759c310b0b9f7ba38fca79d30b2..80613a74df4207827281f3c17b691fb81763419e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v6_0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v6_0.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static void uvd_v6_0_enc_ring_set_wptr(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 static int uvd_v6_0_enc_ring_test_ring(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 {
 	struct amdgpu_device *adev = ring->adev;
-	uint32_t rptr = amdgpu_ring_get_rptr(ring);
+	uint32_t rptr;
 	unsigned i;
 	int r;
 
@@ -180,6 +180,9 @@ static int uvd_v6_0_enc_ring_test_ring(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 			  ring->idx, r);
 		return r;
 	}
+
+	rptr = amdgpu_ring_get_rptr(ring);
+
 	amdgpu_ring_write(ring, HEVC_ENC_CMD_END);
 	amdgpu_ring_commit(ring);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v7_0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v7_0.c
index 057151b17b456a208a7abe5b22aca762666257b8..ce16b8329af044da43d19a000bd6e0848dc80ab9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v7_0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/uvd_v7_0.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static void uvd_v7_0_enc_ring_set_wptr(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 static int uvd_v7_0_enc_ring_test_ring(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 {
 	struct amdgpu_device *adev = ring->adev;
-	uint32_t rptr = amdgpu_ring_get_rptr(ring);
+	uint32_t rptr;
 	unsigned i;
 	int r;
 
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@ static int uvd_v7_0_enc_ring_test_ring(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 			  ring->me, ring->idx, r);
 		return r;
 	}
+
+	rptr = amdgpu_ring_get_rptr(ring);
+
 	amdgpu_ring_write(ring, HEVC_ENC_CMD_END);
 	amdgpu_ring_commit(ring);