diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 8d316c8bdf8f..924f3cee4bad 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -11042,7 +11042,9 @@ void intel_modeset_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	/* Just in case the BIOS is doing something questionable. */
 	intel_disable_fbc(dev);
 
+	mutex_lock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
 	intel_modeset_setup_hw_state(dev, false);
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
 }
 
 static void