diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index b7c7d7773654..219b70774b01 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -842,11 +842,11 @@ static int i915_drm_resume_early(struct drm_device *dev)
 	    !(dev_priv->suspended_to_idle && dev_priv->csr.dmc_payload))
 		intel_power_domains_init_hw(dev_priv, true);
 
+	enable_rpm_wakeref_asserts(dev_priv);
+
 out:
 	dev_priv->suspended_to_idle = false;
 
-	enable_rpm_wakeref_asserts(dev_priv);
-
 	return ret;
 }