diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c
index f4becad0a78c..54d97dd5780a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c
@@ -368,11 +368,19 @@ radeon_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 static void
 radeon_pci_shutdown(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
+	struct drm_device *ddev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
 	/* if we are running in a VM, make sure the device
 	 * torn down properly on reboot/shutdown
 	 */
 	if (radeon_device_is_virtual())
 		radeon_pci_remove(pdev);
+
+	/* Some adapters need to be suspended before a
+	* shutdown occurs in order to prevent an error
+	* during kexec.
+	*/
+	radeon_suspend_kms(ddev, true, true, false);
 }
 
 static int radeon_pmops_suspend(struct device *dev)