diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
index 9402374d2466d345bbca41a908cf5ec7bd28e341..3af014fcdcc1d5f047f085a89b03567dc5105fba 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
@@ -940,14 +940,14 @@ static int amdgpu_dm_init(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	dc_hardware_init(adev->dm.dc);
-
 	r = dm_dmub_hw_init(adev);
 	if (r) {
 		DRM_ERROR("DMUB interface failed to initialize: status=%d\n", r);
 		goto error;
 	}
 
+	dc_hardware_init(adev->dm.dc);
+
 	adev->dm.freesync_module = mod_freesync_create(adev->dm.dc);
 	if (!adev->dm.freesync_module) {
 		DRM_ERROR(