diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gmu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gmu.c
index b7166a883b01..616198a836a4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gmu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gmu.c
@@ -2401,7 +2401,12 @@ int a6xx_gmu_init(struct a6xx_gpu *a6xx_gpu, struct device_node *node)
 			goto err_mmio;
 		}
 	} else if (adreno_is_a8xx(adreno_gpu)) {
-		gmu->rscc = gmu->mmio + 0x19000;
+		/*
+		 * On a8xx , RSCC lives at GPU base + 0x50000, which falls
+		 * inside the GPU's kgsl_3d0_reg_memory range rather than the
+		 * GMU's.
+		 */
+		gmu->rscc = gpu->mmio + 0x50000;
 	} else {
 		gmu->rscc = gmu->mmio + 0x23000;
 	}