diff --git a/tinygrad/runtime/support/am/amdev.py b/tinygrad/runtime/support/am/amdev.py
index 78d363ee78..1bf93e8de7 100644
--- a/tinygrad/runtime/support/am/amdev.py
+++ b/tinygrad/runtime/support/am/amdev.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class AMDev(PCIDevImplBase):
     # Init hw for IP blocks where it is needed
     if not self.partial_boot:
       if self.psp.is_sos_alive() and self.smu.is_smu_alive():
-        if self.gmc.xgmi_seg_sz > 0:
+        if self.is_hive():
           if reset_mode: return # in reset mode, do not raise
           raise RuntimeError("Malformed state. Use extra/amdpci/hive_reset.py to reset the hive")
         self.smu.mode1_reset()
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ class AMDev(PCIDevImplBase):
     self.smu.set_clocks(level=0)
     self.ih.interrupt_handler()
 
+  def is_hive(self) -> bool: return self.gmc.xgmi_seg_sz > 0
+
   def paddr2mc(self, paddr:int) -> int: return self.gmc.mc_base + paddr
   def paddr2xgmi(self, paddr:int) -> int: return self.gmc.paddr_base + paddr
   def xgmi2paddr(self, xgmi_paddr:int) -> int: return xgmi_paddr - self.gmc.paddr_base
diff --git a/tinygrad/runtime/support/am/ip.py b/tinygrad/runtime/support/am/ip.py
index 2eb8765049..da3c663bbb 100644
--- a/tinygrad/runtime/support/am/ip.py
+++ b/tinygrad/runtime/support/am/ip.py
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ class AM_SMU(AM_IP):
     if self.adev.ip_ver[am.MP0_HWIP] >= (14,0,0): self._send_msg(__DEBUGSMC_MSG_Mode1Reset:=2, 0, debug=True)
     elif self.adev.ip_ver[am.MP0_HWIP] in {(13,0,6), (13,0,12)}: self._send_msg(self.smu_mod.PPSMC_MSG_GfxDriverReset, 1)
     else: self._send_msg(self.smu_mod.PPSMC_MSG_Mode1Reset, 0)
-    time.sleep(0.5) # 500ms
+
+    if not self.adev.is_hive(): time.sleep(0.5) # 500ms
 
   def read_table(self, table_t, arg):
     if self.adev.ip_ver[am.MP0_HWIP] in {(13,0,6),(13,0,12)}: self._send_msg(self.smu_mod.PPSMC_MSG_GetMetricsTable, arg)