diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
index 28524ea8601f..9712582886aa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ static int msm_irq_postinstall(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 static int msm_irq_install(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned int irq)
 {
+	struct msm_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
+	struct msm_kms *kms = priv->kms;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (irq == IRQ_NOTCONNECTED)
@@ -248,6 +250,8 @@ static int msm_irq_install(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned int irq)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	kms->irq_requested = true;
+
 	ret = msm_irq_postinstall(dev);
 	if (ret) {
 		free_irq(irq, dev);
@@ -263,7 +267,8 @@ static void msm_irq_uninstall(struct drm_device *dev)
 	struct msm_kms *kms = priv->kms;
 
 	kms->funcs->irq_uninstall(kms);
-	free_irq(kms->irq, dev);
+	if (kms->irq_requested)
+		free_irq(kms->irq, dev);
 }
 
 struct msm_vblank_work {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_kms.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_kms.h
index de2bc3467bb5..afa30e2ba1f1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_kms.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_kms.h
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ struct msm_kms {
 
 	/* irq number to be passed on to msm_irq_install */
 	int irq;
+	bool irq_requested;
 
 	/* mapper-id used to request GEM buffer mapped for scanout: */
 	struct msm_gem_address_space *aspace;