diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
index 53d09a19f7e1..dc93c881f29d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
@@ -566,6 +566,8 @@ struct drm_device *drm_dev_alloc(struct drm_driver *driver,
 		ret = drm_minor_alloc(dev, DRM_MINOR_CONTROL);
 		if (ret)
 			goto err_minors;
+
+		WARN_ON(driver->suspend || driver->resume);
 	}
 
 	if (drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_RENDER)) {