diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c
index 3346612d2953..475f6d4d97fd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c
@@ -1194,6 +1194,11 @@ intel_tv_detect_type(struct intel_tv *intel_tv,
 
 	I915_WRITE(TV_DAC, save_tv_dac & ~TVDAC_STATE_CHG_EN);
 	I915_WRITE(TV_CTL, save_tv_ctl);
+	POSTING_READ(TV_CTL);
+
+	/* For unknown reasons the hw barfs if we don't do this vblank wait. */
+	intel_wait_for_vblank(intel_tv->base.base.dev,
+			      to_intel_crtc(intel_tv->base.base.crtc)->pipe);
 
 	/* Restore interrupt config */
 	if (connector->polled & DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_HPD) {