diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 080f6fd4e839..114db51996bd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -11046,7 +11046,9 @@ void intel_modeset_gem_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	intel_setup_overlay(dev);
 
+	drm_modeset_lock_all(dev);
 	intel_modeset_setup_hw_state(dev, false);
+	drm_modeset_unlock_all(dev);
 }
 
 void intel_modeset_cleanup(struct drm_device *dev)