diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_crtc.c
index 77ce78986408..c10eea6db9a8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_crtc.c
@@ -39,13 +39,12 @@ static void exynos_drm_crtc_atomic_disable(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	if (exynos_crtc->ops->disable)
 		exynos_crtc->ops->disable(exynos_crtc);
 
+	spin_lock_irq(&crtc->dev->event_lock);
 	if (crtc->state->event && !crtc->state->active) {
-		spin_lock_irq(&crtc->dev->event_lock);
 		drm_crtc_send_vblank_event(crtc, crtc->state->event);
-		spin_unlock_irq(&crtc->dev->event_lock);
-
 		crtc->state->event = NULL;
 	}
+	spin_unlock_irq(&crtc->dev->event_lock);
 }
 
 static int exynos_crtc_atomic_check(struct drm_crtc *crtc,