diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c
index 6b03f89a98d4..6924488274dd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static int tilcdc_irq_install(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned int irq)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	priv->irq_enabled = false;
+	priv->irq_enabled = true;
 
 	return 0;
 }