diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/GCNHazardRecognizer.h b/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/GCNHazardRecognizer.h
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/GCNHazardRecognizer.h
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/GCNHazardRecognizer.h
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
   unsigned PreEmitNoopsCommon(MachineInstr *);
   void AdvanceCycle() override;
   void RecedeCycle() override;
+  bool ShouldPreferAnother(SUnit *SU) override;
 };
 
 } // end namespace llvm
diff --git a/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/GCNHazardRecognizer.cpp b/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/GCNHazardRecognizer.cpp
--- a/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/GCNHazardRecognizer.cpp
+++ b/llvm/lib/Target/AMDGPU/GCNHazardRecognizer.cpp
@@ -1383,3 +1383,27 @@
 
   return WaitStatesNeeded;
 }
+
+bool GCNHazardRecognizer::ShouldPreferAnother(SUnit *SU) {
+  if (!SU->isInstr())
+    return false;
+
+  MachineInstr *MAI = nullptr;
+  auto IsMFMAFn = [&MAI] (MachineInstr *MI) {
+    MAI = nullptr;
+    if (SIInstrInfo::isMAI(*MI) &&
+        MI->getOpcode() != AMDGPU::V_ACCVGPR_WRITE_B32 &&
+        MI->getOpcode() != AMDGPU::V_ACCVGPR_READ_B32)
+      MAI = MI;
+    return MAI != nullptr;
+  };
+
+  MachineInstr *MI = SU->getInstr();
+  if (IsMFMAFn(MI)) {
+    int W = getWaitStatesSince(IsMFMAFn, 16);
+    if (MAI)
+      return W < (int)TSchedModel.computeInstrLatency(MAI);
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
diff --git a/llvm/test/CodeGen/AMDGPU/sched-prefer-non-mfma.mir b/llvm/test/CodeGen/AMDGPU/sched-prefer-non-mfma.mir
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/llvm/test/CodeGen/AMDGPU/sched-prefer-non-mfma.mir
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# RUN: llc -march=amdgcn -mcpu=gfx908 -run-pass post-RA-sched -amdgpu-disable-power-sched -verify-machineinstrs -o - %s | FileCheck -check-prefix=GCN %s
+
+# GCN-LABEL: name: unrelated_mfma
+# GCN: V_MFMA_F32_32X32X1F32
+# GCN: S_CMP_LG_U32
+# GCN: V_MFMA_F32_32X32X1F32
+
+---
+name:            unrelated_mfma
+body:             |
+  bb.0.entry:
+    renamable $agpr0_agpr1_agpr2_agpr3_agpr4_agpr5_agpr6_agpr7_agpr8_agpr9_agpr10_agpr11_agpr12_agpr13_agpr14_agpr15_agpr16_agpr17_agpr18_agpr19_agpr20_agpr21_agpr22_agpr23_agpr24_agpr25_agpr26_agpr27_agpr28_agpr29_agpr30_agpr31 = V_MFMA_F32_32X32X1F32 $vgpr67, $vgpr66, $agpr0_agpr1_agpr2_agpr3_agpr4_agpr5_agpr6_agpr7_agpr8_agpr9_agpr10_agpr11_agpr12_agpr13_agpr14_agpr15_agpr16_agpr17_agpr18_agpr19_agpr20_agpr21_agpr22_agpr23_agpr24_agpr25_agpr26_agpr27_agpr28_agpr29_agpr30_agpr31, 0, 0, 0, implicit $mode, implicit $exec
+    renamable $agpr32_agpr33_agpr34_agpr35_agpr36_agpr37_agpr38_agpr39_agpr40_agpr41_agpr42_agpr43_agpr44_agpr45_agpr46_agpr47_agpr48_agpr49_agpr50_agpr51_agpr52_agpr53_agpr54_agpr55_agpr56_agpr57_agpr58_agpr59_agpr60_agpr61_agpr62_agpr63 = V_MFMA_F32_32X32X1F32 $vgpr69, $vgpr68, killed $agpr32_agpr33_agpr34_agpr35_agpr36_agpr37_agpr38_agpr39_agpr40_agpr41_agpr42_agpr43_agpr44_agpr45_agpr46_agpr47_agpr48_agpr49_agpr50_agpr51_agpr52_agpr53_agpr54_agpr55_agpr56_agpr57_agpr58_agpr59_agpr60_agpr61_agpr62_agpr63, 0, 0, 0, implicit $mode, implicit $exec
+    renamable $sgpr2 = S_ADD_U32 renamable $sgpr2, 4, implicit-def $scc
+    renamable $sgpr3 = S_ADDC_U32 renamable $sgpr3, 0, implicit-def dead $scc, implicit killed $scc
+    S_CMP_LG_U32 renamable $sgpr2, 64, implicit-def $scc
+
+...