diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
index 1b8f013ffa6503ec960cee3bdb9cb7c3fa78d2bc..6a31d13f2f81deda566074ac75b12618ff9c75ec 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fb_helper.c
@@ -910,6 +910,9 @@ void drm_fb_helper_fini(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
 	if (!drm_fbdev_emulation || !fb_helper)
 		return;
 
+	cancel_work_sync(&fb_helper->resume_work);
+	cancel_work_sync(&fb_helper->dirty_work);
+
 	info = fb_helper->fbdev;
 	if (info) {
 		if (info->cmap.len)
@@ -918,9 +921,6 @@ void drm_fb_helper_fini(struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper)
 	}
 	fb_helper->fbdev = NULL;
 
-	cancel_work_sync(&fb_helper->resume_work);
-	cancel_work_sync(&fb_helper->dirty_work);
-
 	mutex_lock(&kernel_fb_helper_lock);
 	if (!list_empty(&fb_helper->kernel_fb_list)) {
 		list_del(&fb_helper->kernel_fb_list);