diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c
index 9cc1d678674f2dc3b12894459a00c2c54605f08a..c436a28d50e44f86ad8d33a59ce8ce7a52aa11d6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c
@@ -91,14 +91,14 @@ static void ipu_crtc_atomic_disable(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	ipu_dc_disable(ipu);
 	ipu_prg_disable(ipu);
 
+	drm_crtc_vblank_off(crtc);
+
 	spin_lock_irq(&crtc->dev->event_lock);
-	if (crtc->state->event) {
+	if (crtc->state->event && !crtc->state->active) {
 		drm_crtc_send_vblank_event(crtc, crtc->state->event);
 		crtc->state->event = NULL;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irq(&crtc->dev->event_lock);
-
-	drm_crtc_vblank_off(crtc);
 }
 
 static void imx_drm_crtc_reset(struct drm_crtc *crtc)