diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index 5cfaec500a603a4dc37cb368e1b9a6b8adb0b3e9..67c6d71f267533e3a853ae7f2eae7be94da78874 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ static int __intel_get_crtc_scanline(struct intel_crtc *crtc)
 	int position, vtotal;
 
 	if (!crtc->active)
-		return -1;
+		return 0;
 
 	vblank = &crtc->base.dev->vblank[drm_crtc_index(&crtc->base)];
 	mode = &vblank->hwmode;