diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
index b4681313646c8b2720e37173a82e588542c4342b..9b7025d02cd0cf42504d08fca87d6daf640c876d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
@@ -1678,6 +1678,7 @@ struct radeon_asic {
 		void (*print_power_state)(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct radeon_ps *ps);
 		void (*debugfs_print_current_performance_level)(struct radeon_device *rdev, struct seq_file *m);
 		int (*force_performance_level)(struct radeon_device *rdev, enum radeon_dpm_forced_level level);
+		bool (*vblank_too_short)(struct radeon_device *rdev);
 	} dpm;
 	/* pageflipping */
 	struct {
@@ -2446,6 +2447,7 @@ void radeon_ring_write(struct radeon_ring *ring, uint32_t v);
 #define radeon_dpm_print_power_state(rdev, ps) rdev->asic->dpm.print_power_state((rdev), (ps))
 #define radeon_dpm_debugfs_print_current_performance_level(rdev, m) rdev->asic->dpm.debugfs_print_current_performance_level((rdev), (m))
 #define radeon_dpm_force_performance_level(rdev, l) rdev->asic->dpm.force_performance_level((rdev), (l))
+#define radeon_dpm_vblank_too_short(rdev) rdev->asic->dpm.vblank_too_short((rdev))
 
 /* Common functions */
 /* AGP */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_pm.c
index b163102eccd4e355566ea258f8c8cd5e9d5a8302..f374c467aacaf57c9a46c7c655250ef91a44516c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_pm.c
@@ -633,6 +633,14 @@ static struct radeon_ps *radeon_dpm_pick_power_state(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 	int i;
 	struct radeon_ps *ps;
 	u32 ui_class;
+	bool single_display = (rdev->pm.dpm.new_active_crtc_count < 2) ?
+		true : false;
+
+	/* check if the vblank period is too short to adjust the mclk */
+	if (single_display && rdev->asic->dpm.vblank_too_short) {
+		if (radeon_dpm_vblank_too_short(rdev))
+			single_display = false;
+	}
 
 	/* certain older asics have a separare 3D performance state,
 	 * so try that first if the user selected performance
@@ -653,7 +661,7 @@ static struct radeon_ps *radeon_dpm_pick_power_state(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 		case POWER_STATE_TYPE_BATTERY:
 			if (ui_class == ATOM_PPLIB_CLASSIFICATION_UI_BATTERY) {
 				if (ps->caps & ATOM_PPLIB_SINGLE_DISPLAY_ONLY) {
-					if (rdev->pm.dpm.new_active_crtc_count < 2)
+					if (single_display)
 						return ps;
 				} else
 					return ps;
@@ -662,7 +670,7 @@ static struct radeon_ps *radeon_dpm_pick_power_state(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 		case POWER_STATE_TYPE_BALANCED:
 			if (ui_class == ATOM_PPLIB_CLASSIFICATION_UI_BALANCED) {
 				if (ps->caps & ATOM_PPLIB_SINGLE_DISPLAY_ONLY) {
-					if (rdev->pm.dpm.new_active_crtc_count < 2)
+					if (single_display)
 						return ps;
 				} else
 					return ps;
@@ -671,7 +679,7 @@ static struct radeon_ps *radeon_dpm_pick_power_state(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 		case POWER_STATE_TYPE_PERFORMANCE:
 			if (ui_class == ATOM_PPLIB_CLASSIFICATION_UI_PERFORMANCE) {
 				if (ps->caps & ATOM_PPLIB_SINGLE_DISPLAY_ONLY) {
-					if (rdev->pm.dpm.new_active_crtc_count < 2)
+					if (single_display)
 						return ps;
 				} else
 					return ps;