diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_debugfs.c
index 511712c2e382..673d5e34f213 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdkfd/kfd_debugfs.c
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ static int kfd_debugfs_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 
 	return single_open(file, show, NULL);
 }
+static int kfd_debugfs_hang_hws_read(struct seq_file *m, void *data)
+{
+	seq_printf(m, "echo gpu_id > hang_hws\n");
+	return 0;
+}
 
 static ssize_t kfd_debugfs_hang_hws_write(struct file *file,
 	const char __user *user_buf, size_t size, loff_t *ppos)
@@ -94,7 +99,7 @@ void kfd_debugfs_init(void)
 	debugfs_create_file("rls", S_IFREG | 0444, debugfs_root,
 			    kfd_debugfs_rls_by_device, &kfd_debugfs_fops);
 	debugfs_create_file("hang_hws", S_IFREG | 0200, debugfs_root,
-			    NULL, &kfd_debugfs_hang_hws_fops);
+			    kfd_debugfs_hang_hws_read, &kfd_debugfs_hang_hws_fops);
 }
 
 void kfd_debugfs_fini(void)