diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_encoders.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_encoders.c
index 0063df9d166d..f278f20ea12a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_encoders.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_encoders.c
@@ -671,6 +671,7 @@ static enum drm_connector_status radeon_legacy_primary_dac_detect(struct drm_enc
 	tmp |= RADEON_DAC_RANGE_CNTL_PS2 | RADEON_DAC_CMP_EN;
 	WREG32(RADEON_DAC_CNTL, tmp);
 
+	tmp = dac_macro_cntl;
 	tmp &= ~(RADEON_DAC_PDWN_R |
 		 RADEON_DAC_PDWN_G |
 		 RADEON_DAC_PDWN_B);