diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c
index 24be27d3cd18c..20935eb2a09e9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c
@@ -635,10 +635,6 @@ nouveau_display_resume(struct drm_device *dev, bool runtime)
 		nv_crtc->lut.depth = 0;
 	}
 
-	/* Make sure that drm and hw vblank irqs get resumed if needed. */
-	for (head = 0; head < dev->mode_config.num_crtc; head++)
-		drm_vblank_on(dev, head);
-
 	/* This should ensure we don't hit a locking problem when someone
 	 * wakes us up via a connector.  We should never go into suspend
 	 * while the display is on anyways.
@@ -648,6 +644,10 @@ nouveau_display_resume(struct drm_device *dev, bool runtime)
 
 	drm_helper_resume_force_mode(dev);
 
+	/* Make sure that drm and hw vblank irqs get resumed if needed. */
+	for (head = 0; head < dev->mode_config.num_crtc; head++)
+		drm_vblank_on(dev, head);
+
 	list_for_each_entry(crtc, &dev->mode_config.crtc_list, head) {
 		struct nouveau_crtc *nv_crtc = nouveau_crtc(crtc);