diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modeset_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modeset_helper.c
index da483125e063..97071ff5e540 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modeset_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_modeset_helper.c
@@ -198,13 +198,22 @@ int drm_mode_config_helper_suspend(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	if (!dev)
 		return 0;
+	/*
+	 * Don't disable polling if it was never initialized
+	 */
+	if (dev->mode_config.poll_enabled)
+		drm_kms_helper_poll_disable(dev);
 
-	drm_kms_helper_poll_disable(dev);
 	drm_fb_helper_set_suspend_unlocked(dev->fb_helper, 1);
 	state = drm_atomic_helper_suspend(dev);
 	if (IS_ERR(state)) {
 		drm_fb_helper_set_suspend_unlocked(dev->fb_helper, 0);
-		drm_kms_helper_poll_enable(dev);
+		/*
+		 * Don't enable polling if it was never initialized
+		 */
+		if (dev->mode_config.poll_enabled)
+			drm_kms_helper_poll_enable(dev);
+
 		return PTR_ERR(state);
 	}
 
@@ -244,7 +253,11 @@ int drm_mode_config_helper_resume(struct drm_device *dev)
 	dev->mode_config.suspend_state = NULL;
 
 	drm_fb_helper_set_suspend_unlocked(dev->fb_helper, 0);
-	drm_kms_helper_poll_enable(dev);
+	/*
+	 * Don't enable polling if it is not initialized
+	 */
+	if (dev->mode_config.poll_enabled)
+		drm_kms_helper_poll_enable(dev);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_probe_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_probe_helper.c
index f6b72e03688d..08d75590fdc0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_probe_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_probe_helper.c
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ drm_connector_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
  * Drivers can call this helper from their device resume implementation. It is
  * not an error to call this even when output polling isn't enabled.
  *
+ * If device polling was never initialized before, this call will trigger a
+ * warning and return.
+ *
  * Note that calls to enable and disable polling must be strictly ordered, which
  * is automatically the case when they're only call from suspend/resume
  * callbacks.
@@ -246,7 +249,8 @@ void drm_kms_helper_poll_enable(struct drm_device *dev)
 	struct drm_connector_list_iter conn_iter;
 	unsigned long delay = DRM_OUTPUT_POLL_PERIOD;
 
-	if (!dev->mode_config.poll_enabled || !drm_kms_helper_poll)
+	if (drm_WARN_ON_ONCE(dev, !dev->mode_config.poll_enabled) ||
+	    !drm_kms_helper_poll || dev->mode_config.poll_running)
 		return;
 
 	drm_connector_list_iter_begin(dev, &conn_iter);
@@ -742,14 +746,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_kms_helper_is_poll_worker);
  * not an error to call this even when output polling isn't enabled or already
  * disabled. Polling is re-enabled by calling drm_kms_helper_poll_enable().
  *
+ * If however, the polling was never initialized, this call will trigger a
+ * warning and return
+ *
  * Note that calls to enable and disable polling must be strictly ordered, which
  * is automatically the case when they're only call from suspend/resume
  * callbacks.
  */
 void drm_kms_helper_poll_disable(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
-	if (!dev->mode_config.poll_enabled)
+	if (drm_WARN_ON(dev, !dev->mode_config.poll_enabled))
 		return;
+
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dev->mode_config.output_poll_work);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_kms_helper_poll_disable);