diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c
index 8dbba61a2708..a202237c315f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@ static void ipu_crtc_atomic_disable(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	drm_atomic_helper_disable_planes_on_crtc(old_crtc_state, false);
 	ipu_dc_disable(ipu);
 
+	drm_crtc_vblank_off(crtc);
+
 	spin_lock_irq(&crtc->dev->event_lock);
 	if (crtc->state->event) {
 		drm_crtc_send_vblank_event(crtc, crtc->state->event);
 		crtc->state->event = NULL;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irq(&crtc->dev->event_lock);
-
-	drm_crtc_vblank_off(crtc);
 }
 
 static void imx_drm_crtc_reset(struct drm_crtc *crtc)