diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index b5ee440cd621..4d84fcdd413f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -7169,6 +7169,8 @@ static void ivb_pch_pwm_override(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 void intel_modeset_init_hw(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
+	intel_prepare_ddi(dev);
+
 	intel_init_clock_gating(dev);
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->struct_mutex);
@@ -7198,8 +7200,6 @@ void intel_modeset_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	intel_init_pm(dev);
 
-	intel_prepare_ddi(dev);
-
 	intel_init_display(dev);
 
 	if (IS_GEN2(dev)) {