diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_crtc.c
index e098bd0cbd26..7af5c1f7b6de 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_crtc.c
@@ -782,8 +782,8 @@ static bool atombios_crtc_mode_fixup(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 
 static void atombios_crtc_prepare(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
-	atombios_crtc_dpms(crtc, DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF);
 	atombios_lock_crtc(crtc, 1);
+	atombios_crtc_dpms(crtc, DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF);
 }
 
 static void atombios_crtc_commit(struct drm_crtc *crtc)