diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
index da5c03a8cc4c..2b7263976740 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
@@ -309,7 +309,8 @@ static void dp_display_unbind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 	struct msm_drm_private *priv = dev_get_drvdata(master);
 
 	/* disable all HPD interrupts */
-	dp_catalog_hpd_config_intr(dp->catalog, DP_DP_HPD_INT_MASK, false);
+	if (dp->core_initialized)
+		dp_catalog_hpd_config_intr(dp->catalog, DP_DP_HPD_INT_MASK, false);
 
 	kthread_stop(dp->ev_tsk);