diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn32/dcn32_resource.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn32/dcn32_resource.c
index 2278181ad3d6095efad6cdd8f12bf49c1f226e39..9a26d24b579f739c769aed46c508448508ca4e70 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn32/dcn32_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn32/dcn32_resource.c
@@ -868,6 +868,7 @@ static const struct dc_debug_options debug_defaults_drv = {
 	},
 	.use_max_lb = true,
 	.force_disable_subvp = true,
+	.exit_idle_opt_for_cursor_updates = true,
 	.enable_single_display_2to1_odm_policy = true,
 	.enable_dp_dig_pixel_rate_div_policy = 1,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn321/dcn321_resource.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn321/dcn321_resource.c
index ea5160d0c92e94704c742d0978de64405d11ae53..8157e40d2c7efb9a129f770b4395ef9e63b0e646 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn321/dcn321_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn321/dcn321_resource.c
@@ -869,6 +869,7 @@ static const struct dc_debug_options debug_defaults_drv = {
 	},
 	.use_max_lb = true,
 	.force_disable_subvp = true,
+	.exit_idle_opt_for_cursor_updates = true,
 	.enable_single_display_2to1_odm_policy = true,
 	.enable_dp_dig_pixel_rate_div_policy = 1,
 };