diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
index 0e2f74163a165040dd4c468c502bb6a1e832f0be..0aa8a12c99520b6f3c110869a7edb3eaa82cb404 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
@@ -2221,8 +2221,6 @@ int dpu_encoder_setup(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_encoder *enc,
 	if (ret)
 		goto fail;
 
-	spin_lock_init(&dpu_enc->enc_spinlock);
-
 	atomic_set(&dpu_enc->frame_done_timeout_ms, 0);
 	timer_setup(&dpu_enc->frame_done_timer,
 			dpu_encoder_frame_done_timeout, 0);
@@ -2276,6 +2274,7 @@ struct drm_encoder *dpu_encoder_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	drm_encoder_helper_add(&dpu_enc->base, &dpu_encoder_helper_funcs);
 
+	spin_lock_init(&dpu_enc->enc_spinlock);
 	dpu_enc->enabled = false;
 
 	return &dpu_enc->base;