diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index c79f53292a6f..e23cdadc1bee 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -1026,6 +1026,7 @@ int i915_driver_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
 	intel_pm_setup(dev);
 	intel_init_dpio(dev_priv);
 	intel_power_domains_init(dev_priv);
+	intel_irq_init(dev_priv);
 
 	intel_runtime_pm_get(dev_priv);
 
@@ -1100,7 +1101,9 @@ int i915_driver_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
 	dev_priv->gtt.mtrr = arch_phys_wc_add(dev_priv->gtt.mappable_base,
 					      aperture_size);
 
-	intel_irq_init(dev_priv);
+	pm_qos_add_request(&dev_priv->pm_qos, PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY,
+			   PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
+
 	intel_uncore_sanitize(dev);
 
 	intel_opregion_setup(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index 0f61ae0ff609..8f3e3309c3ab 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -4565,8 +4565,6 @@ void intel_irq_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&dev_priv->gpu_error.hangcheck_work,
 			  i915_hangcheck_elapsed);
 
-	pm_qos_add_request(&dev_priv->pm_qos, PM_QOS_CPU_DMA_LATENCY, PM_QOS_DEFAULT_VALUE);
-
 	if (IS_GEN2(dev_priv)) {
 		dev->max_vblank_count = 0;
 		dev->driver->get_vblank_counter = i8xx_get_vblank_counter;