diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c
index 47ad74255bf1e6501bc9f7a266d91d329033921e..dd469dbeaae1026510841dbbb15aa27791793178 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_display.c
@@ -404,6 +404,11 @@ nouveau_display_fini(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct nouveau_display *disp = nouveau_display(dev);
 	struct drm_connector *connector;
+	int head;
+
+	/* Make sure that drm and hw vblank irqs get properly disabled. */
+	for (head = 0; head < dev->mode_config.num_crtc; head++)
+		drm_vblank_off(dev, head);
 
 	/* disable hotplug interrupts */
 	list_for_each_entry(connector, &dev->mode_config.connector_list, head) {
@@ -620,6 +625,8 @@ void
 nouveau_display_resume(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
+	int head;
+
 	nouveau_display_init(dev);
 
 	/* Force CLUT to get re-loaded during modeset */
@@ -629,6 +636,10 @@ nouveau_display_resume(struct drm_device *dev)
 		nv_crtc->lut.depth = 0;
 	}
 
+	/* Make sure that drm and hw vblank irqs get resumed if needed. */
+	for (head = 0; head < dev->mode_config.num_crtc; head++)
+		drm_vblank_on(dev, head);
+
 	drm_helper_resume_force_mode(dev);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(crtc, &dev->mode_config.crtc_list, head) {