diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_crtc.c
index 403bbd5f99a9fa97c025f60be11e31a6e043027e..a12cc7ea99b608f2f36ffb24475c4561060d08c3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_crtc.c
@@ -520,6 +520,34 @@ static void vc4_crtc_disable(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 		     SCALER_DISPSTATX_EMPTY);
 }
 
+static void vc4_crtc_update_dlist(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+{
+	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
+	struct vc4_dev *vc4 = to_vc4_dev(dev);
+	struct vc4_crtc *vc4_crtc = to_vc4_crtc(crtc);
+	struct vc4_crtc_state *vc4_state = to_vc4_crtc_state(crtc->state);
+
+	if (crtc->state->event) {
+		unsigned long flags;
+
+		crtc->state->event->pipe = drm_crtc_index(crtc);
+
+		WARN_ON(drm_crtc_vblank_get(crtc) != 0);
+
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
+		vc4_crtc->event = crtc->state->event;
+		crtc->state->event = NULL;
+
+		HVS_WRITE(SCALER_DISPLISTX(vc4_crtc->channel),
+			  vc4_state->mm.start);
+
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
+	} else {
+		HVS_WRITE(SCALER_DISPLISTX(vc4_crtc->channel),
+			  vc4_state->mm.start);
+	}
+}
+
 static void vc4_crtc_enable(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
@@ -530,6 +558,12 @@ static void vc4_crtc_enable(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 
 	require_hvs_enabled(dev);
 
+	/* Enable vblank irq handling before crtc is started otherwise
+	 * drm_crtc_get_vblank() fails in vc4_crtc_update_dlist().
+	 */
+	drm_crtc_vblank_on(crtc);
+	vc4_crtc_update_dlist(crtc);
+
 	/* Turn on the scaler, which will wait for vstart to start
 	 * compositing.
 	 */
@@ -541,9 +575,6 @@ static void vc4_crtc_enable(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 	/* Turn on the pixel valve, which will emit the vstart signal. */
 	CRTC_WRITE(PV_V_CONTROL,
 		   CRTC_READ(PV_V_CONTROL) | PV_VCONTROL_VIDEN);
-
-	/* Enable vblank irq handling after crtc is started. */
-	drm_crtc_vblank_on(crtc);
 }
 
 static bool vc4_crtc_mode_fixup(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
@@ -598,7 +629,6 @@ static void vc4_crtc_atomic_flush(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
 	struct vc4_dev *vc4 = to_vc4_dev(dev);
-	struct vc4_crtc *vc4_crtc = to_vc4_crtc(crtc);
 	struct vc4_crtc_state *vc4_state = to_vc4_crtc_state(crtc->state);
 	struct drm_plane *plane;
 	bool debug_dump_regs = false;
@@ -620,25 +650,15 @@ static void vc4_crtc_atomic_flush(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(dlist_next - dlist_start != vc4_state->mm.size);
 
-	if (crtc->state->event) {
-		unsigned long flags;
-
-		crtc->state->event->pipe = drm_crtc_index(crtc);
-
-		WARN_ON(drm_crtc_vblank_get(crtc) != 0);
-
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-		vc4_crtc->event = crtc->state->event;
-		crtc->state->event = NULL;
-
-		HVS_WRITE(SCALER_DISPLISTX(vc4_crtc->channel),
-			  vc4_state->mm.start);
-
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->event_lock, flags);
-	} else {
-		HVS_WRITE(SCALER_DISPLISTX(vc4_crtc->channel),
-			  vc4_state->mm.start);
-	}
+	/* Only update DISPLIST if the CRTC was already running and is not
+	 * being disabled.
+	 * vc4_crtc_enable() takes care of updating the dlist just after
+	 * re-enabling VBLANK interrupts and before enabling the engine.
+	 * If the CRTC is being disabled, there's no point in updating this
+	 * information.
+	 */
+	if (crtc->state->active && old_state->active)
+		vc4_crtc_update_dlist(crtc);
 
 	if (debug_dump_regs) {
 		DRM_INFO("CRTC %d HVS after:\n", drm_crtc_index(crtc));