diff --git a/drivers/char/drm/radeon_irq.c b/drivers/char/drm/radeon_irq.c
index 3ff0baa..e3f0872 100644
--- a/drivers/char/drm/radeon_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/char/drm/radeon_irq.c
@@ -147,9 +147,13 @@ int radeon_driver_vblank_wait(drm_device_t * dev, unsigned int *sequence)
 	 * by about a day rather than she wants to wait for years
 	 * using vertical blanks...
 	 */
+	/* Turn on VBL ints */
+	RADEON_WRITE(RADEON_GEN_INT_CNTL,
+		     RADEON_CRTC_VBLANK_MASK | RADEON_SW_INT_ENABLE);
 	DRM_WAIT_ON(ret, dev->vbl_queue, 3 * DRM_HZ,
 		    (((cur_vblank = atomic_read(&dev->vbl_received))
 		      - *sequence) <= (1 << 23)));
+	RADEON_WRITE(RADEON_GEN_INT_CNTL, RADEON_SW_INT_ENABLE);
 
 	*sequence = cur_vblank;
 
@@ -228,8 +232,7 @@ void radeon_driver_irq_postinstall(drm_device_t * dev)
 	DRM_INIT_WAITQUEUE(&dev_priv->swi_queue);
 
 	/* Turn on SW and VBL ints */
-	RADEON_WRITE(RADEON_GEN_INT_CNTL,
-		     RADEON_CRTC_VBLANK_MASK | RADEON_SW_INT_ENABLE);
+	RADEON_WRITE(RADEON_GEN_INT_CNTL, RADEON_SW_INT_ENABLE);
 }
 
 void radeon_driver_irq_uninstall(drm_device_t * dev)