diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_uvd.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_uvd.c
index bd6d3a1..2b47c0d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_uvd.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_uvd.c
@@ -297,6 +297,8 @@ int amdgpu_uvd_suspend(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 	if (adev->uvd.vcpu_bo == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&adev->uvd.idle_work);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < adev->uvd.max_handles; ++i)
 		if (atomic_read(&adev->uvd.handles[i]))
 			break;
@@ -304,8 +306,6 @@ int amdgpu_uvd_suspend(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 	if (i == AMDGPU_MAX_UVD_HANDLES)
 		return 0;
 
-	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&adev->uvd.idle_work);
-
 	size = amdgpu_bo_size(adev->uvd.vcpu_bo);
 	ptr = adev->uvd.cpu_addr;