diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c
index c6861bb..a289646 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@
 	struct radeon_device *rdev = dev->dev_private;
 	unsigned i;
 
-	INIT_WORK(&rdev->hotplug_work, radeon_hotplug_work_func);
-
 	/* Disable *all* interrupts */
 	rdev->irq.sw_int = false;
 	rdev->irq.gui_idle = false;
@@ -114,6 +112,8 @@
 {
 	int r = 0;
 
+	INIT_WORK(&rdev->hotplug_work, radeon_hotplug_work_func);
+
 	spin_lock_init(&rdev->irq.sw_lock);
 	r = drm_vblank_init(rdev->ddev, rdev->num_crtc);
 	if (r) {
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
 		if (rdev->msi_enabled)
 			pci_disable_msi(rdev->pdev);
 	}
+	flush_work_sync(&rdev->hotplug_work);
 }
 
 void radeon_irq_kms_sw_irq_get(struct radeon_device *rdev)