diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c
index 69886d93312b..f44aa7503325 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c
@@ -2790,14 +2790,6 @@ bool intel_sdvo_init(struct drm_device *dev, uint32_t sdvo_reg, bool is_sdvob)
 			SDVOB_HOTPLUG_INT_STATUS_I915 : SDVOC_HOTPLUG_INT_STATUS_I915;
 	}
 
-	/* Only enable the hotplug irq if we need it, to work around noisy
-	 * hotplug lines.
-	 */
-	if (intel_sdvo->hotplug_active) {
-		intel_encoder->hpd_pin =
-			intel_sdvo->is_sdvob ?  HPD_SDVO_B : HPD_SDVO_C;
-	}
-
 	intel_encoder->compute_config = intel_sdvo_compute_config;
 	intel_encoder->disable = intel_disable_sdvo;
 	intel_encoder->mode_set = intel_sdvo_mode_set;
@@ -2816,6 +2808,14 @@ bool intel_sdvo_init(struct drm_device *dev, uint32_t sdvo_reg, bool is_sdvob)
 		goto err_output;
 	}
 
+	/* Only enable the hotplug irq if we need it, to work around noisy
+	 * hotplug lines.
+	 */
+	if (intel_sdvo->hotplug_active) {
+		intel_encoder->hpd_pin =
+			intel_sdvo->is_sdvob ?  HPD_SDVO_B : HPD_SDVO_C;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Cloning SDVO with anything is often impossible, since the SDVO
 	 * encoder can request a special input timing mode. And even if that's