diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
index 3c38ea46531c..305a657bf215 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
@@ -2438,6 +2438,12 @@ static u32 evergreen_gpu_check_soft_reset(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (tmp & L2_BUSY)
 		reset_mask |= RADEON_RESET_VMC;
 
+	/* Skip MC reset as it's mostly likely not hung, just busy */
+	if (reset_mask & RADEON_RESET_MC) {
+		DRM_DEBUG("MC busy: 0x%08X, clearing.\n", reset_mask);
+		reset_mask &= ~RADEON_RESET_MC;
+	}
+
 	return reset_mask;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/ni.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/ni.c
index 7cead763be9e..d4c633e12863 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/ni.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/ni.c
@@ -1381,6 +1381,12 @@ static u32 cayman_gpu_check_soft_reset(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (tmp & L2_BUSY)
 		reset_mask |= RADEON_RESET_VMC;
 
+	/* Skip MC reset as it's mostly likely not hung, just busy */
+	if (reset_mask & RADEON_RESET_MC) {
+		DRM_DEBUG("MC busy: 0x%08X, clearing.\n", reset_mask);
+		reset_mask &= ~RADEON_RESET_MC;
+	}
+
 	return reset_mask;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
index 6d4b5611daf4..0740db3fcd22 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
@@ -1394,6 +1394,12 @@ static u32 r600_gpu_check_soft_reset(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (r600_is_display_hung(rdev))
 		reset_mask |= RADEON_RESET_DISPLAY;
 
+	/* Skip MC reset as it's mostly likely not hung, just busy */
+	if (reset_mask & RADEON_RESET_MC) {
+		DRM_DEBUG("MC busy: 0x%08X, clearing.\n", reset_mask);
+		reset_mask &= ~RADEON_RESET_MC;
+	}
+
 	return reset_mask;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c
index 80979ed951eb..9128120da044 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c
@@ -2284,6 +2284,12 @@ static u32 si_gpu_check_soft_reset(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (tmp & L2_BUSY)
 		reset_mask |= RADEON_RESET_VMC;
 
+	/* Skip MC reset as it's mostly likely not hung, just busy */
+	if (reset_mask & RADEON_RESET_MC) {
+		DRM_DEBUG("MC busy: 0x%08X, clearing.\n", reset_mask);
+		reset_mask &= ~RADEON_RESET_MC;
+	}
+
 	return reset_mask;
 }