diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_audio.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_audio.c
index 82a8673ab8daf958789bc8df7e257cd7378ea1ba..d7e4a39a904e2734f92c148480f70bc81460bdd7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_audio.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_audio.c
@@ -527,6 +527,7 @@ int dp_audio_hw_params(struct device *dev,
 	dp_audio_setup_acr(audio);
 	dp_audio_safe_to_exit_level(audio);
 	dp_audio_enable(audio, true);
+	dp_display_signal_audio_start(dp_display);
 	dp_display->audio_enabled = true;
 
 end:
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
index 0ba71c7a8dd4d05456e176c0301f0e9ed4649b89..1784e119269b7241ef65f697de6a286c6a66c1f2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
@@ -178,6 +178,15 @@ static int dp_del_event(struct dp_display_private *dp_priv, u32 event)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void dp_display_signal_audio_start(struct msm_dp *dp_display)
+{
+	struct dp_display_private *dp;
+
+	dp = container_of(dp_display, struct dp_display_private, dp_display);
+
+	reinit_completion(&dp->audio_comp);
+}
+
 void dp_display_signal_audio_complete(struct msm_dp *dp_display)
 {
 	struct dp_display_private *dp;
@@ -649,7 +658,6 @@ static int dp_hpd_unplug_handle(struct dp_display_private *dp, u32 data)
 	dp_add_event(dp, EV_DISCONNECT_PENDING_TIMEOUT, 0, DP_TIMEOUT_5_SECOND);
 
 	/* signal the disconnect event early to ensure proper teardown */
-	reinit_completion(&dp->audio_comp);
 	dp_display_handle_plugged_change(g_dp_display, false);
 
 	dp_catalog_hpd_config_intr(dp->catalog, DP_DP_HPD_PLUG_INT_MASK |
@@ -894,7 +902,6 @@ static int dp_display_disable(struct dp_display_private *dp, u32 data)
 	/* wait only if audio was enabled */
 	if (dp_display->audio_enabled) {
 		/* signal the disconnect event */
-		reinit_completion(&dp->audio_comp);
 		dp_display_handle_plugged_change(dp_display, false);
 		if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(&dp->audio_comp,
 				HZ * 5))
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.h
index 6092ba1ed85ed1bfde70059e682eae72fb9b8836..5173c89eedf7e189c2586cbd3c496a41a817a98f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ int dp_display_get_modes(struct msm_dp *dp_display,
 int dp_display_request_irq(struct msm_dp *dp_display);
 bool dp_display_check_video_test(struct msm_dp *dp_display);
 int dp_display_get_test_bpp(struct msm_dp *dp_display);
+void dp_display_signal_audio_start(struct msm_dp *dp_display);
 void dp_display_signal_audio_complete(struct msm_dp *dp_display);
 
 #endif /* _DP_DISPLAY_H_ */