diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v5_0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v5_0.c
index abb0ab653b10..e2232dd12d8e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v5_0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v5_0.c
@@ -315,30 +315,20 @@ static uint64_t sdma_v5_0_ring_get_rptr(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 static uint64_t sdma_v5_0_ring_get_wptr(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 {
 	struct amdgpu_device *adev = ring->adev;
-	u64 *wptr = NULL;
-	uint64_t local_wptr = 0;
+	u64 wptr;
 
 	if (ring->use_doorbell) {
 		/* XXX check if swapping is necessary on BE */
-		wptr = ((u64 *)&adev->wb.wb[ring->wptr_offs]);
-		DRM_DEBUG("wptr/doorbell before shift == 0x%016llx\n", *wptr);
-		*wptr = (*wptr) >> 2;
-		DRM_DEBUG("wptr/doorbell after shift == 0x%016llx\n", *wptr);
+		wptr = READ_ONCE(*((u64 *)&adev->wb.wb[ring->wptr_offs]));
+		DRM_DEBUG("wptr/doorbell before shift == 0x%016llx\n", wptr);
 	} else {
-		u32 lowbit, highbit;
-
-		wptr = &local_wptr;
-		lowbit = RREG32(sdma_v5_0_get_reg_offset(adev, ring->me, mmSDMA0_GFX_RB_WPTR)) >> 2;
-		highbit = RREG32(sdma_v5_0_get_reg_offset(adev, ring->me, mmSDMA0_GFX_RB_WPTR_HI)) >> 2;
-
-		DRM_DEBUG("wptr [%i]high== 0x%08x low==0x%08x\n",
-				ring->me, highbit, lowbit);
-		*wptr = highbit;
-		*wptr = (*wptr) << 32;
-		*wptr |= lowbit;
+		wptr = RREG32(sdma_v5_0_get_reg_offset(adev, ring->me, mmSDMA0_GFX_RB_WPTR_HI));
+		wptr = wptr << 32;
+		wptr |= RREG32(sdma_v5_0_get_reg_offset(adev, ring->me, mmSDMA0_GFX_RB_WPTR));
+		DRM_DEBUG("wptr before shift [%i] wptr == 0x%016llx\n", ring->me, wptr);
 	}
 
-	return *wptr;
+	return wptr >> 2;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v5_2.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v5_2.c
index 1ef14b610a4f..824f3e23c3d9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v5_2.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/sdma_v5_2.c
@@ -262,30 +262,20 @@ static uint64_t sdma_v5_2_ring_get_rptr(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 static uint64_t sdma_v5_2_ring_get_wptr(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 {
 	struct amdgpu_device *adev = ring->adev;
-	u64 *wptr = NULL;
-	uint64_t local_wptr = 0;
+	u64 wptr;
 
 	if (ring->use_doorbell) {
 		/* XXX check if swapping is necessary on BE */
-		wptr = ((u64 *)&adev->wb.wb[ring->wptr_offs]);
-		DRM_DEBUG("wptr/doorbell before shift == 0x%016llx\n", *wptr);
-		*wptr = (*wptr) >> 2;
-		DRM_DEBUG("wptr/doorbell after shift == 0x%016llx\n", *wptr);
+		wptr = READ_ONCE(*((u64 *)&adev->wb.wb[ring->wptr_offs]));
+		DRM_DEBUG("wptr/doorbell before shift == 0x%016llx\n", wptr);
 	} else {
-		u32 lowbit, highbit;
-
-		wptr = &local_wptr;
-		lowbit = RREG32(sdma_v5_2_get_reg_offset(adev, ring->me, mmSDMA0_GFX_RB_WPTR)) >> 2;
-		highbit = RREG32(sdma_v5_2_get_reg_offset(adev, ring->me, mmSDMA0_GFX_RB_WPTR_HI)) >> 2;
-
-		DRM_DEBUG("wptr [%i]high== 0x%08x low==0x%08x\n",
-				ring->me, highbit, lowbit);
-		*wptr = highbit;
-		*wptr = (*wptr) << 32;
-		*wptr |= lowbit;
+		wptr = RREG32(sdma_v5_2_get_reg_offset(adev, ring->me, mmSDMA0_GFX_RB_WPTR_HI));
+		wptr = wptr << 32;
+		wptr |= RREG32(sdma_v5_2_get_reg_offset(adev, ring->me, mmSDMA0_GFX_RB_WPTR));
+		DRM_DEBUG("wptr before shift [%i] wptr == 0x%016llx\n", ring->me, wptr);
 	}
 
-	return *wptr;
+	return wptr >> 2;
 }
 
 /**