diff --git a/srcpkgs/xf86-video-ati/patches/94202cbfbca05a503acdc1cca2f8409d141173af.patch b/srcpkgs/xf86-video-ati/patches/94202cbfbca05a503acdc1cca2f8409d141173af.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee2887cd3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/xf86-video-ati/patches/94202cbfbca05a503acdc1cca2f8409d141173af.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+From 94202cbfbca05a503acdc1cca2f8409d141173af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Alex Deucher <alexdeucher@gmail.com>
+Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2014 21:55:40 +0200
+Subject: radeon: enable hawaii accel conditionally (v3)
+MIME-Version: 1.0
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
+
+Only if the kernel has the new CP firmware.
+
+v2: check value of ACCEL_WORKING2
+v3 (Andreas Boll):
+ - check for value 2 or 3 of ACCEL_WORKING2
+ - update man page
+
+Reviewed-by: Michel Dänzer <michel.daenzer@amd.com> (v2)
+Signed-off-by: Alex Deucher <alexander.deucher@amd.com>
+Signed-off-by: Andreas Boll <andreas.boll.dev@gmail.com>
+
+diff --git a/man/radeon.man b/man/radeon.man
+index 802f6c2..7dde040 100644
+--- man/radeon.man
++++ man/radeon.man
+@@ -229,8 +229,7 @@ Selects software cursor.  The default is
+ Enables or disables all hardware acceleration.
+ .br
+ The default is
+-.B on
+-except for HAWAII.
++.B on.
+ .TP
+ .BI "Option \*qZaphodHeads\*q \*q" string \*q
+ Specify the RandR output(s) to use with zaphod mode for a particular driver
+diff --git a/src/radeon_kms.c b/src/radeon_kms.c
+index a5e77ef..171d919 100644
+--- src/radeon_kms.c
++++ src/radeon_kms.c
+@@ -387,8 +387,12 @@ static Bool RADEONIsAccelWorking(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn)
+         }
+         return FALSE;
+     }
+-    if (tmp)
++    if (info->ChipFamily == CHIP_FAMILY_HAWAII) {
++        if (tmp == 2 || tmp == 3)
++            return TRUE;
++    } else if (tmp) {
+         return TRUE;
++    }
+     return FALSE;
+ }
+ 
+@@ -486,8 +490,7 @@ static Bool RADEONPreInitAccel_KMS(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn)
+ 	info->is_fast_fb = TRUE;
+     }
+ 
+-    if (!xf86ReturnOptValBool(info->Options, OPTION_ACCEL,
+-			     info->ChipFamily != CHIP_FAMILY_HAWAII) ||
++    if (!xf86ReturnOptValBool(info->Options, OPTION_ACCEL, TRUE) ||
+ 	(!RADEONIsAccelWorking(pScrn))) {
+ 	xf86DrvMsg(pScrn->scrnIndex, X_INFO,
+ 		   "GPU accel disabled or not working, using shadowfb for KMS\n");
+-- 
+cgit v0.10.2
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/xf86-video-ati/template b/srcpkgs/xf86-video-ati/template
index 78a359abb7..8b8f53247c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xf86-video-ati/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xf86-video-ati/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'xf86-video-ati'.
 pkgname=xf86-video-ati
 version=7.4.0
-revision=6
+revision=7
 lib32disabled=yes
 only_for_archs="i686 x86_64"
 build_style=gnu-configure