diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/smumgr/ci_smumgr.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/smumgr/ci_smumgr.c
index 2a93f3a8e4f0..2d4ec8ac3a08 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/smumgr/ci_smumgr.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/smumgr/ci_smumgr.c
@@ -208,9 +208,7 @@ static int ci_send_msg_to_smc(struct pp_hwmgr *hwmgr, uint16_t msg)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!ci_is_smc_ram_running(hwmgr))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
+	cgs_write_register(hwmgr->device, mmSMC_RESP_0, 0);
 	cgs_write_register(hwmgr->device, mmSMC_MESSAGE_0, msg);
 
 	PHM_WAIT_FIELD_UNEQUAL(hwmgr, SMC_RESP_0, SMC_RESP, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/smumgr/smu7_smumgr.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/smumgr/smu7_smumgr.c
index 10a112376fd1..64d33b775906 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/smumgr/smu7_smumgr.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/powerplay/smumgr/smu7_smumgr.c
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ int smu7_send_msg_to_smc(struct pp_hwmgr *hwmgr, uint16_t msg)
 	else if (ret != 1)
 		pr_info("\n last message was failed ret is %d\n", ret);
 
+	cgs_write_register(hwmgr->device, mmSMC_RESP_0, 0);
 	cgs_write_register(hwmgr->device, mmSMC_MESSAGE_0, msg);
 
 	PHM_WAIT_FIELD_UNEQUAL(hwmgr, SMC_RESP_0, SMC_RESP, 0);