diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xlnx/zynqmp_dpsub.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xlnx/zynqmp_dpsub.c
index 0c1c50271a88..ac37053412a1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xlnx/zynqmp_dpsub.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xlnx/zynqmp_dpsub.c
@@ -111,8 +111,6 @@ static int zynqmp_dpsub_drm_init(struct zynqmp_dpsub *dpsub)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	drm->irq_enabled = 1;
-
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_init(drm);
 
 	/*