diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce/dce_abm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce/dce_abm.c
index f8903bcabe491f3faa0961e3f3bb5da0b5539942..58bd131d5b4849bc70f0bc29f4448d6d44d38daf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce/dce_abm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce/dce_abm.c
@@ -239,6 +239,10 @@ static void dmcu_set_backlight_level(
 	s2 |= (backlight_8_bit << ATOM_S2_CURRENT_BL_LEVEL_SHIFT);
 
 	REG_WRITE(BIOS_SCRATCH_2, s2);
+
+	/* waitDMCUReadyForCmd */
+	REG_WAIT(MASTER_COMM_CNTL_REG, MASTER_COMM_INTERRUPT,
+			0, 1, 80000);
 }
 
 static void dce_abm_init(struct abm *abm)