diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_crtc.c
index dccd03726796..dd0ef40ca469 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_crtc.c
@@ -343,6 +343,19 @@ static void omap_crtc_destroy(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 	kfree(omap_crtc);
 }
 
+static void omap_crtc_arm_event(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+{
+	struct omap_crtc *omap_crtc = to_omap_crtc(crtc);
+
+	WARN_ON(omap_crtc->pending);
+	omap_crtc->pending = true;
+
+	if (crtc->state->event) {
+		omap_crtc->event = crtc->state->event;
+		crtc->state->event = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
 static void omap_crtc_enable(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	struct omap_crtc *omap_crtc = to_omap_crtc(crtc);
@@ -355,8 +368,7 @@ static void omap_crtc_enable(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 	ret = drm_crtc_vblank_get(crtc);
 	WARN_ON(ret != 0);
 
-	WARN_ON(omap_crtc->pending);
-	omap_crtc->pending = true;
+	omap_crtc_arm_event(crtc);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&crtc->dev->event_lock);
 }
 
@@ -366,6 +378,13 @@ static void omap_crtc_disable(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 
 	DBG("%s", omap_crtc->name);
 
+	spin_lock_irq(&crtc->dev->event_lock);
+	if (crtc->state->event) {
+		drm_crtc_send_vblank_event(crtc, crtc->state->event);
+		crtc->state->event = NULL;
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irq(&crtc->dev->event_lock);
+
 	drm_crtc_vblank_off(crtc);
 }
 
@@ -473,12 +492,7 @@ static void omap_crtc_atomic_flush(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&crtc->dev->event_lock);
 	priv->dispc_ops->mgr_go(omap_crtc->channel);
-
-	WARN_ON(omap_crtc->pending);
-	omap_crtc->pending = true;
-
-	if (crtc->state->event)
-		omap_crtc->event = crtc->state->event;
+	omap_crtc_arm_event(crtc);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&crtc->dev->event_lock);
 }