diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c
index c69d3ce1b3d6..c14341ca3ef9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c
@@ -854,6 +854,10 @@ intel_enable_tv(struct intel_encoder *encoder)
 	struct drm_device *dev = encoder->base.dev;
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 
+	/* Prevents vblank waits from timing out in intel_tv_detect_type() */
+	intel_wait_for_vblank(encoder->base.dev,
+			      to_intel_crtc(encoder->base.crtc)->pipe);
+
 	I915_WRITE(TV_CTL, I915_READ(TV_CTL) | TV_ENC_ENABLE);
 }