diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_kms.c
index cfde9f573df6..b4329f28e976 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_kms.c
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ static void virtio_gpu_config_changed_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
 				virtio_gpu_cmd_get_edids(vgdev);
 			virtio_gpu_cmd_get_display_info(vgdev);
 			virtio_gpu_notify(vgdev);
-			drm_helper_hpd_irq_event(vgdev->ddev);
+			wait_event_timeout(vgdev->resp_wq,
+					   !vgdev->display_info_pending,
+					   5 * HZ);
+			drm_kms_helper_hotplug_event(vgdev->ddev);
 		}
 		events_clear |= VIRTIO_GPU_EVENT_DISPLAY;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_vq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_vq.c
index c8b9475a7472..e5e1af8b8e8a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_vq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/virtio/virtgpu_vq.c
@@ -840,9 +840,6 @@ static void virtio_gpu_cmd_get_display_info_cb(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,
 	vgdev->display_info_pending = false;
 	spin_unlock(&vgdev->display_info_lock);
 	wake_up(&vgdev->resp_wq);
-
-	if (!drm_helper_hpd_irq_event(vgdev->ddev))
-		drm_kms_helper_hotplug_event(vgdev->ddev);
 }
 
 static void virtio_gpu_cmd_get_capset_info_cb(struct virtio_gpu_device *vgdev,