diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bochs/bochs_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bochs/bochs_fbdev.c
index a11debaad626eed5cb5fd716f12f622def5c0f8d..471bd588550bc6e76325dfeac47e5904b2d2c7b8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bochs/bochs_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bochs/bochs_fbdev.c
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ static int bochsfb_create(struct drm_fb_helper *helper,
 	info->fix.smem_start = 0;
 	info->fix.smem_len = size;
 
+	bochs->fb.initialized = true;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -148,7 +149,6 @@ static int bochs_fbdev_destroy(struct bochs_device *bochs)
 		gfb->obj = NULL;
 	}
 
-	drm_fb_helper_fini(&bochs->fb.helper);
 	drm_framebuffer_unregister_private(&gfb->base);
 	drm_framebuffer_cleanup(&gfb->base);
 
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ int bochs_fbdev_init(struct bochs_device *bochs)
 	if (ret)
 		goto fini;
 
-	bochs->fb.initialized = true;
 	return 0;
 
 fini:
@@ -190,9 +189,9 @@ int bochs_fbdev_init(struct bochs_device *bochs)
 
 void bochs_fbdev_fini(struct bochs_device *bochs)
 {
-	if (!bochs->fb.initialized)
-		return;
+	if (bochs->fb.initialized)
+		bochs_fbdev_destroy(bochs);
 
-	bochs_fbdev_destroy(bochs);
+	drm_fb_helper_fini(&bochs->fb.helper);
 	bochs->fb.initialized = false;
 }