diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/inc/amdgpu_smu.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/inc/amdgpu_smu.h
index b62d272380d54f306bae0074fbf56f7a8ee7b8da..a4812c05c09c15b923bf6c3c9bc160edcc21841c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/inc/amdgpu_smu.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/inc/amdgpu_smu.h
@@ -439,9 +439,15 @@ struct smu_dpm_context {
 	struct mclock_latency_table *mclk_latency_table;
 };
 
+struct smu_power_gate {
+	bool uvd_gated;
+	bool vce_gated;
+};
+
 struct smu_power_context {
 	void *power_context;
 	uint32_t power_context_size;
+	struct smu_power_gate power_gate;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/navi10_ppt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/navi10_ppt.c
index 02054874de2f24e82509a0615fc7e69846d35e6c..e705067b4dd291e1b3f83728479a03c6b719cba9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/navi10_ppt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/navi10_ppt.c
@@ -521,15 +521,21 @@ static int navi10_set_default_dpm_table(struct smu_context *smu)
 static int navi10_dpm_set_uvd_enable(struct smu_context *smu, bool enable)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
+	struct smu_power_context *smu_power = &smu->smu_power;
+	struct smu_power_gate *power_gate = &smu_power->power_gate;
 
-	if (enable) {
+	if (enable && power_gate->uvd_gated) {
 		ret = smu_send_smc_msg_with_param(smu, SMU_MSG_PowerUpVcn, 1);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
+		power_gate->uvd_gated = false;
 	} else {
-		ret = smu_send_smc_msg(smu, SMU_MSG_PowerDownVcn);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+		if (!enable && !power_gate->uvd_gated) {
+			ret = smu_send_smc_msg(smu, SMU_MSG_PowerDownVcn);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
+			power_gate->uvd_gated = true;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;