diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gpu.c
index 1cf142f8ab6d..4dbc8a7ea6af 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/etnaviv_gpu.c
@@ -600,6 +600,23 @@ static int etnaviv_hw_reset(struct etnaviv_gpu *gpu)
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		/* try resetting again if MMUv2 is not disabled */
+		if (gpu->identity.minor_features1 & chipMinorFeatures1_MMU_VERSION) {
+			if (gpu->sec_mode == ETNA_SEC_KERNEL) {
+				if (gpu_read(gpu, VIVS_MMUv2_SEC_CONTROL) &
+				    VIVS_MMUv2_SEC_CONTROL_ENABLE) {
+					dev_dbg(gpu->dev, "MMU is not disabled\n");
+					continue;
+				}
+			} else {
+				if (gpu_read(gpu, VIVS_MMUv2_CONTROL) &
+				    VIVS_MMUv2_CONTROL_ENABLE) {
+					dev_dbg(gpu->dev, "MMU is not disabled\n");
+					continue;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		/* enable debug register access */
 		control &= ~VIVS_HI_CLOCK_CONTROL_DISABLE_DEBUG_REGISTERS;
 		gpu_write(gpu, VIVS_HI_CLOCK_CONTROL, control);