diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_gpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_gpu.c
index 7829247de60e..4a484b06319f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_gpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a5xx_gpu.c
@@ -1451,7 +1451,8 @@ struct msm_gpu *a5xx_gpu_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	check_speed_bin(&pdev->dev);
 
-	ret = adreno_gpu_init(dev, pdev, adreno_gpu, &funcs, 4);
+	/* Restricting nr_rings to 1 to temporarily disable preemption */
+	ret = adreno_gpu_init(dev, pdev, adreno_gpu, &funcs, 1);
 	if (ret) {
 		a5xx_destroy(&(a5xx_gpu->base.base));
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);