diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
index 5aab5ab8b584e2447ae4a3255d535eab5f8d45c3..6cd687a20cd59c7a568ec4976e8748ccf361a8d4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
@@ -1609,8 +1609,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_fb_helper_initial_config);
  * either the output polling work or a work item launched from the driver's
  * hotplug interrupt).
  *
- * Note that the driver must ensure that this is only called _after_ the fb has
- * been fully set up, i.e. after the call to drm_fb_helper_initial_config.
+ * Note that drivers may call this even before calling
+ * drm_fb_helper_initial_config but only aftert drm_fb_helper_init. This allows
+ * for a race-free fbcon setup and will make sure that the fbdev emulation will
+ * not miss any hotplug events.
  *
  * RETURNS:
  * 0 on success and a non-zero error code otherwise.
@@ -1620,11 +1622,8 @@ int drm_fb_helper_hotplug_event(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
 	struct drm_device *dev = fb_helper->dev;
 	u32 max_width, max_height;
 
-	if (!fb_helper->fb)
-		return 0;
-
 	mutex_lock(&fb_helper->dev->mode_config.mutex);
-	if (!drm_fb_helper_is_bound(fb_helper)) {
+	if (!fb_helper->fb || !drm_fb_helper_is_bound(fb_helper)) {
 		fb_helper->delayed_hotplug = true;
 		mutex_unlock(&fb_helper->dev->mode_config.mutex);
 		return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index 6c656392d67de4a995f3848a02b2a27f43658df9..cac9265f9757f12d967e63a4f191f3a9dfa6b259 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -1375,9 +1375,6 @@ static int i915_load_modeset_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	 */
 	intel_fbdev_initial_config(dev);
 
-	/* Only enable hotplug handling once the fbdev is fully set up. */
-	dev_priv->enable_hotplug_processing = true;
-
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_init(dev);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index 651e65e051c08a8e25189719aa38f6226f699271..d935ab3718e18071b0394965540cb412dd60e028 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -527,7 +527,6 @@ static int i915_drm_freeze(struct drm_device *dev)
 		}
 
 		drm_irq_uninstall(dev);
-		dev_priv->enable_hotplug_processing = false;
 
 		intel_disable_gt_powersave(dev);
 
@@ -655,7 +654,6 @@ static int __i915_drm_thaw(struct drm_device *dev, bool restore_gtt_mappings)
 		 * notifications.
 		 * */
 		intel_hpd_init(dev);
-		dev_priv->enable_hotplug_processing = true;
 		/* Config may have changed between suspend and resume */
 		drm_helper_hpd_irq_event(dev);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index a47fbf60b781ce00d8effd45293920d964870653..5484f052d50c205da6da28cb3bf621e911696363 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1389,7 +1389,6 @@ struct drm_i915_private {
 	u32 pipestat_irq_mask[I915_MAX_PIPES];
 
 	struct work_struct hotplug_work;
-	bool enable_hotplug_processing;
 	struct {
 		unsigned long hpd_last_jiffies;
 		int hpd_cnt;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index 267f069765adedffb942d1352649502ac624a364..69a7960c36bb65e0558ec08a80a64c903894997c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -1109,10 +1109,6 @@ static void i915_hotplug_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
 	bool changed = false;
 	u32 hpd_event_bits;
 
-	/* HPD irq before everything is fully set up. */
-	if (!dev_priv->enable_hotplug_processing)
-		return;
-
 	mutex_lock(&mode_config->mutex);
 	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("running encoder hotplug functions\n");