diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
index a8a0b246e3a9..5e7b5fa01401 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
@@ -207,61 +207,44 @@ u32 msm_readl(const void __iomem *addr)
 	return val;
 }
 
-struct vblank_event {
-	struct list_head node;
+struct msm_vblank_work {
+	struct work_struct work;
 	int crtc_id;
 	bool enable;
+	struct msm_drm_private *priv;
 };
 
 static void vblank_ctrl_worker(struct work_struct *work)
 {
-	struct msm_vblank_ctrl *vbl_ctrl = container_of(work,
-						struct msm_vblank_ctrl, work);
-	struct msm_drm_private *priv = container_of(vbl_ctrl,
-					struct msm_drm_private, vblank_ctrl);
+	struct msm_vblank_work *vbl_work = container_of(work,
+						struct msm_vblank_work, work);
+	struct msm_drm_private *priv = vbl_work->priv;
 	struct msm_kms *kms = priv->kms;
-	struct vblank_event *vbl_ev, *tmp;
-	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&vbl_ctrl->lock, flags);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(vbl_ev, tmp, &vbl_ctrl->event_list, node) {
-		list_del(&vbl_ev->node);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vbl_ctrl->lock, flags);
+	if (vbl_work->enable)
+		kms->funcs->enable_vblank(kms, priv->crtcs[vbl_work->crtc_id]);
+	else
+		kms->funcs->disable_vblank(kms,	priv->crtcs[vbl_work->crtc_id]);
 
-		if (vbl_ev->enable)
-			kms->funcs->enable_vblank(kms,
-						priv->crtcs[vbl_ev->crtc_id]);
-		else
-			kms->funcs->disable_vblank(kms,
-						priv->crtcs[vbl_ev->crtc_id]);
-
-		kfree(vbl_ev);
-
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&vbl_ctrl->lock, flags);
-	}
-
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vbl_ctrl->lock, flags);
+	kfree(vbl_work);
 }
 
 static int vblank_ctrl_queue_work(struct msm_drm_private *priv,
 					int crtc_id, bool enable)
 {
-	struct msm_vblank_ctrl *vbl_ctrl = &priv->vblank_ctrl;
-	struct vblank_event *vbl_ev;
-	unsigned long flags;
+	struct msm_vblank_work *vbl_work;
 
-	vbl_ev = kzalloc(sizeof(*vbl_ev), GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (!vbl_ev)
+	vbl_work = kzalloc(sizeof(*vbl_work), GFP_ATOMIC);
+	if (!vbl_work)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	vbl_ev->crtc_id = crtc_id;
-	vbl_ev->enable = enable;
+	INIT_WORK(&vbl_work->work, vblank_ctrl_worker);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&vbl_ctrl->lock, flags);
-	list_add_tail(&vbl_ev->node, &vbl_ctrl->event_list);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vbl_ctrl->lock, flags);
+	vbl_work->crtc_id = crtc_id;
+	vbl_work->enable = enable;
+	vbl_work->priv = priv;
 
-	queue_work(priv->wq, &vbl_ctrl->work);
+	queue_work(priv->wq, &vbl_work->work);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -273,19 +256,15 @@ static int msm_drm_uninit(struct device *dev)
 	struct msm_drm_private *priv = ddev->dev_private;
 	struct msm_kms *kms = priv->kms;
 	struct msm_mdss *mdss = priv->mdss;
-	struct msm_vblank_ctrl *vbl_ctrl = &priv->vblank_ctrl;
-	struct vblank_event *vbl_ev, *tmp;
 	int i;
 
 	/* We must cancel and cleanup any pending vblank enable/disable
 	 * work before drm_irq_uninstall() to avoid work re-enabling an
 	 * irq after uninstall has disabled it.
 	 */
-	flush_work(&vbl_ctrl->work);
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(vbl_ev, tmp, &vbl_ctrl->event_list, node) {
-		list_del(&vbl_ev->node);
-		kfree(vbl_ev);
-	}
+
+	flush_workqueue(priv->wq);
+	destroy_workqueue(priv->wq);
 
 	/* clean up event worker threads */
 	for (i = 0; i < priv->num_crtcs; i++) {
@@ -315,9 +294,6 @@ static int msm_drm_uninit(struct device *dev)
 	drm_irq_uninstall(ddev);
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(dev);
 
-	flush_workqueue(priv->wq);
-	destroy_workqueue(priv->wq);
-
 	if (kms && kms->funcs)
 		kms->funcs->destroy(kms);
 
@@ -482,9 +458,6 @@ static int msm_drm_init(struct device *dev, struct drm_driver *drv)
 	priv->wq = alloc_ordered_workqueue("msm", 0);
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->inactive_list);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->vblank_ctrl.event_list);
-	INIT_WORK(&priv->vblank_ctrl.work, vblank_ctrl_worker);
-	spin_lock_init(&priv->vblank_ctrl.lock);
 
 	drm_mode_config_init(ddev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h
index 06f3aa876483..cb642fefbd2f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h
@@ -77,12 +77,6 @@ enum msm_mdp_plane_property {
 	PLANE_PROP_MAX_NUM
 };
 
-struct msm_vblank_ctrl {
-	struct work_struct work;
-	struct list_head event_list;
-	spinlock_t lock;
-};
-
 #define MSM_GPU_MAX_RINGS 4
 #define MAX_H_TILES_PER_DISPLAY 2
 
@@ -227,7 +221,6 @@ struct msm_drm_private {
 	struct notifier_block vmap_notifier;
 	struct shrinker shrinker;
 
-	struct msm_vblank_ctrl vblank_ctrl;
 	struct drm_atomic_state *pm_state;
 };