diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi4.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi4.c
index b5d78028024f..91c2a1e8b324 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi4.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi4.c
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ static int hdmi_power_on_core(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 	if (r)
 		goto err_runtime_get;
 
+	hdmi4_core_powerdown_disable(&hdmi.core);
+
 	/* Make selection of HDMI in DSS */
 	dss_select_hdmi_venc_clk_source(DSS_HDMI_M_PCLK);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi4_core.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi4_core.c
index 47a6b7035ead..62e451162d96 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi4_core.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi4_core.c
@@ -335,9 +335,6 @@ void hdmi4_configure(struct hdmi_core_data *core,
 	 */
 	hdmi_core_swreset_assert(core);
 
-	/* power down off */
-	hdmi4_core_powerdown_disable(core);
-
 	v_core_cfg.pkt_mode = HDMI_PACKETMODE24BITPERPIXEL;
 	v_core_cfg.hdmi_dvi = cfg->hdmi_dvi_mode;