diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_asic.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_asic.c
index 9bd162fc9b0c5ecdf079f68e83b618d1d1bf1b3e..b2449629537d3b5922e86e325ac85bb214cacea2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_asic.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_asic.c
@@ -938,6 +938,13 @@ static struct radeon_asic cayman_asic = {
 int radeon_asic_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	radeon_register_accessor_init(rdev);
+
+	/* set the number of crtcs */
+	if (rdev->flags & RADEON_SINGLE_CRTC)
+		rdev->num_crtc = 1;
+	else
+		rdev->num_crtc = 2;
+
 	switch (rdev->family) {
 	case CHIP_R100:
 	case CHIP_RV100:
@@ -1017,6 +1024,11 @@ int radeon_asic_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	case CHIP_JUNIPER:
 	case CHIP_CYPRESS:
 	case CHIP_HEMLOCK:
+		/* set num crtcs */
+		if (rdev->family == CHIP_CEDAR)
+			rdev->num_crtc = 4;
+		else
+			rdev->num_crtc = 6;
 		rdev->asic = &evergreen_asic;
 		break;
 	case CHIP_PALM:
@@ -1027,10 +1039,17 @@ int radeon_asic_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	case CHIP_BARTS:
 	case CHIP_TURKS:
 	case CHIP_CAICOS:
+		/* set num crtcs */
+		if (rdev->family == CHIP_CAICOS)
+			rdev->num_crtc = 4;
+		else
+			rdev->num_crtc = 6;
 		rdev->asic = &btc_asic;
 		break;
 	case CHIP_CAYMAN:
 		rdev->asic = &cayman_asic;
+		/* set num crtcs */
+		rdev->num_crtc = 6;
 		break;
 	default:
 		/* FIXME: not supported yet */
@@ -1042,18 +1061,6 @@ int radeon_asic_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		rdev->asic->set_memory_clock = NULL;
 	}
 
-	/* set the number of crtcs */
-	if (rdev->flags & RADEON_SINGLE_CRTC)
-		rdev->num_crtc = 1;
-	else {
-		if (ASIC_IS_DCE41(rdev))
-			rdev->num_crtc = 2;
-		else if (ASIC_IS_DCE4(rdev))
-			rdev->num_crtc = 6;
-		else
-			rdev->num_crtc = 2;
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }