diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index bdab82b999e00983e8a97d8283819bd37e419240..29743dee54c23047342c5246c58efaac6f6cd7b9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -5984,10 +5984,12 @@ static int intel_crtc_mode_set(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 
 	ret = dev_priv->display.crtc_mode_set(crtc, mode, adjusted_mode,
 					      x, y, old_fb);
-
 	drm_vblank_post_modeset(dev, pipe);
 
-	intel_crtc->dpms_mode = DRM_MODE_DPMS_ON;
+	if (ret)
+		intel_crtc->dpms_mode = DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF;
+	else
+		intel_crtc->dpms_mode = DRM_MODE_DPMS_ON;
 
 	return ret;
 }