diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c
index 081886b0642da479033bdc1937b0fdbc8480eb5c..cc9e8482cf30d47be57b9fcb8022ebc7d2c9917e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c
@@ -275,17 +275,19 @@ int radeon_irq_kms_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 			dev_info(rdev->dev, "radeon: using MSI.\n");
 		}
 	}
+
+	INIT_WORK(&rdev->hotplug_work, radeon_hotplug_work_func);
+	INIT_WORK(&rdev->audio_work, r600_audio_update_hdmi);
+	INIT_WORK(&rdev->reset_work, radeon_irq_reset_work_func);
+
 	rdev->irq.installed = true;
 	r = drm_irq_install(rdev->ddev);
 	if (r) {
 		rdev->irq.installed = false;
+		flush_work(&rdev->hotplug_work);
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	INIT_WORK(&rdev->hotplug_work, radeon_hotplug_work_func);
-	INIT_WORK(&rdev->audio_work, r600_audio_update_hdmi);
-	INIT_WORK(&rdev->reset_work, radeon_irq_reset_work_func);
-
 	DRM_INFO("radeon: irq initialized.\n");
 	return 0;
 }