diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
index a6bd1422e38fd33fccc19f2fd78684291c0f54d3..c0bbf21724461df812cd2dd2f87e585c4edd5116 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
@@ -899,6 +899,17 @@ void intel_lvds_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	int pipe;
 	u8 pin;
 
+	/*
+	 * Unlock registers and just leave them unlocked. Do this before
+	 * checking quirk lists to avoid bogus WARNINGs.
+	 */
+	if (HAS_PCH_SPLIT(dev)) {
+		I915_WRITE(PCH_PP_CONTROL,
+			   I915_READ(PCH_PP_CONTROL) | PANEL_UNLOCK_REGS);
+	} else {
+		I915_WRITE(PP_CONTROL,
+			   I915_READ(PP_CONTROL) | PANEL_UNLOCK_REGS);
+	}
 	if (!intel_lvds_supported(dev))
 		return;
 
@@ -1097,17 +1108,6 @@ void intel_lvds_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	lvds_encoder->a3_power = I915_READ(lvds_encoder->reg) &
 				 LVDS_A3_POWER_MASK;
 
-	/*
-	 * Unlock registers and just
-	 * leave them unlocked
-	 */
-	if (HAS_PCH_SPLIT(dev)) {
-		I915_WRITE(PCH_PP_CONTROL,
-			   I915_READ(PCH_PP_CONTROL) | PANEL_UNLOCK_REGS);
-	} else {
-		I915_WRITE(PP_CONTROL,
-			   I915_READ(PP_CONTROL) | PANEL_UNLOCK_REGS);
-	}
 	lvds_connector->lid_notifier.notifier_call = intel_lid_notify;
 	if (acpi_lid_notifier_register(&lvds_connector->lid_notifier)) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("lid notifier registration failed\n");