diff --git a/tinygrad/runtime/ops_kfd.py b/tinygrad/runtime/ops_kfd.py
index 86dd9bd68e..1aee9f221c 100644
--- a/tinygrad/runtime/ops_kfd.py
+++ b/tinygrad/runtime/ops_kfd.py
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ class KFDDevice(Compiled):
     self.sdma_ring = self._gpu_alloc(0x100000, kfd.KFD_IOC_ALLOC_MEM_FLAGS_GTT, uncached=True)
     self.sdma_queue = kio.create_queue(KFDDevice.kfd, ring_base_address=self.sdma_ring.va_addr, ring_size=self.sdma_ring.size, gpu_id=self.gpu_id,
       queue_type=kfd.KFD_IOC_QUEUE_TYPE_SDMA, queue_percentage=kfd.KFD_MAX_QUEUE_PERCENTAGE, queue_priority=kfd.KFD_MAX_QUEUE_PRIORITY,
-      write_pointer_address=self.gart_sdma.va_addr, read_pointer_address=self.gart_sdma.va_addr)
+      write_pointer_address=self.gart_sdma.va_addr, read_pointer_address=self.gart_sdma.va_addr+8)
 
     self.sdma_read_pointer = to_mv(self.sdma_queue.read_pointer_address, 8).cast("Q")
     self.sdma_write_pointer = to_mv(self.sdma_queue.write_pointer_address, 8).cast("Q")