diff --git a/src/radeon_crtc.c b/src/radeon_crtc.c
index cbb50d8..1c76e58 100644
--- a/src/radeon_crtc.c
+++ b/src/radeon_crtc.c
@@ -517,6 +517,7 @@ RADEONInitCrtc2Registers(xf86CrtcPtr crtc, RADEONSavePtr save,
     int    hsync_start;
     int    hsync_wid;
     int    vsync_wid;
+    unsigned int tmp;
 
     switch (info->CurrentLayout.pixel_code) {
     case 4:  format = 1; break;
@@ -564,7 +565,8 @@ RADEONInitCrtc2Registers(xf86CrtcPtr crtc, RADEONSavePtr save,
     save->crtc2_pitch  = ((info->CurrentLayout.displayWidth * pScrn->bitsPerPixel) +
 			  ((pScrn->bitsPerPixel * 8) -1)) / (pScrn->bitsPerPixel * 8);
     save->crtc2_pitch |= save->crtc2_pitch << 16;
-
+    
+    tmp = save->crtc2_gen_cntl;
     save->crtc2_gen_cntl = (RADEON_CRTC2_EN
 			    | (format << 8)
 			    | RADEON_CRTC2_VSYNC_DIS
@@ -578,7 +580,10 @@ RADEONInitCrtc2Registers(xf86CrtcPtr crtc, RADEONSavePtr save,
 			       : 0)
 			    | ((mode->Flags & V_INTERLACE)
 			       ? RADEON_CRTC2_INTERLACE_EN
-			       : 0));
+			       : 0)
+                | ((tmp & RADEON_CRTC2_CRT2_ON)
+                   ? RADEON_CRTC2_CRT2_ON
+                   : 0));
 
     save->disp2_merge_cntl = info->SavedReg.disp2_merge_cntl;
     save->disp2_merge_cntl &= ~(RADEON_DISP2_RGB_OFFSET_EN);