diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index 901f8fc3ed88049e9a7d8c026ac8604c8c21f38f..14d679ab52b71d3963376650c87c711ce96426f2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -1294,19 +1294,21 @@ static int i915_load_modeset_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto cleanup_vga_switcheroo;
 
+	ret = drm_irq_install(dev);
+	if (ret)
+		goto cleanup_gem_stolen;
+
+	/* Important: The output setup functions called by modeset_init need
+	 * working irqs for e.g. gmbus and dp aux transfers. */
 	intel_modeset_init(dev);
 
 	ret = i915_gem_init(dev);
 	if (ret)
-		goto cleanup_gem_stolen;
-
-	intel_modeset_gem_init(dev);
+		goto cleanup_irq;
 
 	INIT_WORK(&dev_priv->console_resume_work, intel_console_resume);
 
-	ret = drm_irq_install(dev);
-	if (ret)
-		goto cleanup_gem;
+	intel_modeset_gem_init(dev);
 
 	/* Always safe in the mode setting case. */
 	/* FIXME: do pre/post-mode set stuff in core KMS code */
@@ -1314,7 +1316,10 @@ static int i915_load_modeset_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	ret = intel_fbdev_init(dev);
 	if (ret)
-		goto cleanup_irq;
+		goto cleanup_gem;
+
+	/* Only enable hotplug handling once the fbdev is fully set up. */
+	dev_priv->enable_hotplug_processing = true;
 
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_init(dev);
 
@@ -1323,13 +1328,13 @@ static int i915_load_modeset_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	return 0;
 
-cleanup_irq:
-	drm_irq_uninstall(dev);
 cleanup_gem:
 	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	i915_gem_cleanup_ringbuffer(dev);
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	i915_gem_cleanup_aliasing_ppgtt(dev);
+cleanup_irq:
+	drm_irq_uninstall(dev);
 cleanup_gem_stolen:
 	i915_gem_cleanup_stolen(dev);
 cleanup_vga_switcheroo:
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index bb0eb0f8f6b3afa7d3150ff2d2a31ab08584c57f..e7411f363b3db699f6595c8ebb0c4c5c920baee7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -673,6 +673,7 @@ typedef struct drm_i915_private {
 
 	u32 hotplug_supported_mask;
 	struct work_struct hotplug_work;
+	bool enable_hotplug_processing;
 
 	int num_pipe;
 	int num_pch_pll;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index 568820bf4587528569bfcf7a1af74a496e9ada06..02a13ab148dffa319afae8947b38dda5915459d3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -287,6 +287,10 @@ static void i915_hotplug_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct drm_mode_config *mode_config = &dev->mode_config;
 	struct intel_encoder *encoder;
 
+	/* 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");