diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index 6f385e1e9ed6..827c274a8f20 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -590,6 +590,8 @@ static int __i915_drm_thaw(struct drm_device *dev, bool restore_gtt_mappings)
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	}
 
+	intel_init_power_well(dev);
+
 	i915_restore_state(dev);
 	intel_opregion_setup(dev);
 
@@ -605,8 +607,6 @@ static int __i915_drm_thaw(struct drm_device *dev, bool restore_gtt_mappings)
 		/* We need working interrupts for modeset enabling ... */
 		drm_irq_install(dev);
 
-		intel_init_power_well(dev);
-
 		intel_modeset_init_hw(dev);
 
 		drm_modeset_lock_all(dev);