Index: lib/Target/AMDGPU/SIInstrInfo.h
===================================================================
--- lib/Target/AMDGPU/SIInstrInfo.h
+++ lib/Target/AMDGPU/SIInstrInfo.h
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@
   void LoadM0(MachineInstr *MoveRel, MachineBasicBlock::iterator I,
               unsigned SavReg, unsigned IndexReg) const;
 
-  void insertNOPs(MachineBasicBlock::iterator MI, int Count) const;
+  void insertWaitStates(MachineBasicBlock::iterator MI, int Count) const;
 
   /// \brief Returns the operand named \p Op.  If \p MI does not have an
   /// operand named \c Op, this function returns nullptr.
Index: lib/Target/AMDGPU/SIInstrInfo.cpp
===================================================================
--- lib/Target/AMDGPU/SIInstrInfo.cpp
+++ lib/Target/AMDGPU/SIInstrInfo.cpp
@@ -742,8 +742,8 @@
   return TmpReg;
 }
 
-void SIInstrInfo::insertNOPs(MachineBasicBlock::iterator MI,
-                             int Count) const {
+void SIInstrInfo::insertWaitStates(MachineBasicBlock::iterator MI,
+                                   int Count) const {
   while (Count > 0) {
     int Arg;
     if (Count >= 8)
Index: lib/Target/AMDGPU/SIRegisterInfo.cpp
===================================================================
--- lib/Target/AMDGPU/SIRegisterInfo.cpp
+++ lib/Target/AMDGPU/SIRegisterInfo.cpp
@@ -331,16 +331,17 @@
       // TODO: only do this when it is needed
       switch (MF->getSubtarget<AMDGPUSubtarget>().getGeneration()) {
       case AMDGPUSubtarget::SOUTHERN_ISLANDS:
-        // "VALU writes SGPR" -> "SMRD reads that SGPR" needs "S_NOP 3" on SI
-        TII->insertNOPs(MI, 3);
+        // "VALU writes SGPR" -> "SMRD reads that SGPR" needs 4 wait states
+        // ("S_NOP 3") on SI
+        TII->insertWaitStates(MI, 4);
         break;
       case AMDGPUSubtarget::SEA_ISLANDS:
         break;
       default: // VOLCANIC_ISLANDS and later
-        // "VALU writes SGPR -> VMEM reads that SGPR" needs "S_NOP 4" on VI
-        // and later. This also applies to VALUs which write VCC, but we're
-        // unlikely to see VMEM use VCC.
-        TII->insertNOPs(MI, 4);
+        // "VALU writes SGPR -> VMEM reads that SGPR" needs 5 wait states
+        // ("S_NOP 4") on VI and later. This also applies to VALUs which write
+        // VCC, but we're unlikely to see VMEM use VCC.
+        TII->insertWaitStates(MI, 5);
       }
 
       MI->eraseFromParent();