diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_device.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_device.h
index 291e0de154bc..98828e81db0b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_device.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_device.h
@@ -585,14 +585,15 @@ static inline void panthor_ ## __name ## _irq_resume(struct panthor_irq *pirq)
 												\
 static int panthor_request_ ## __name ## _irq(struct panthor_device *ptdev,			\
 					      struct panthor_irq *pirq,				\
-					      int irq, u32 mask, void __iomem *iomem)		\
+					      int irq, void __iomem *iomem)			\
 {												\
 	pirq->ptdev = ptdev;									\
 	pirq->irq = irq;									\
-	pirq->mask = mask;									\
+	pirq->mask = 0;										\
 	pirq->iomem = iomem;									\
 	spin_lock_init(&pirq->mask_lock);							\
-	panthor_ ## __name ## _irq_resume(pirq);						\
+	atomic_set(&pirq->state, PANTHOR_IRQ_STATE_SUSPENDED);					\
+	gpu_write(pirq->iomem, INT_MASK, 0);							\
 												\
 	return devm_request_threaded_irq(ptdev->base.dev, irq,					\
 					 panthor_ ## __name ## _irq_raw_handler,		\
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_fw.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_fw.c
index 4fbddb9e18c8..de8e6689a869 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_fw.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_fw.c
@@ -1474,7 +1474,7 @@ int panthor_fw_init(struct panthor_device *ptdev)
 	if (irq <= 0)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	ret = panthor_request_job_irq(ptdev, &fw->irq, irq, 0,
+	ret = panthor_request_job_irq(ptdev, &fw->irq, irq,
 				      ptdev->iomem + JOB_INT_BASE);
 	if (ret) {
 		drm_err(&ptdev->base, "failed to request job irq");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_gpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_gpu.c
index e52c5675981f..c013d6bf9a59 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_gpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_gpu.c
@@ -170,11 +170,12 @@ int panthor_gpu_init(struct panthor_device *ptdev)
 		return irq;
 
 	ret = panthor_request_gpu_irq(ptdev, &ptdev->gpu->irq, irq,
-				      GPU_INTERRUPTS_MASK,
 				      ptdev->iomem + GPU_INT_BASE);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	panthor_gpu_irq_enable_events(&ptdev->gpu->irq, GPU_INTERRUPTS_MASK);
+	panthor_gpu_irq_resume(&ptdev->gpu->irq);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_mmu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_mmu.c
index dab6840e8857..e592a8ebb478 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_mmu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_mmu.c
@@ -3262,7 +3262,6 @@ int panthor_mmu_init(struct panthor_device *ptdev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	ret = panthor_request_mmu_irq(ptdev, &mmu->irq, irq,
-				      panthor_mmu_fault_mask(ptdev, ~0),
 				      ptdev->iomem + MMU_INT_BASE);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -3280,7 +3279,13 @@ int panthor_mmu_init(struct panthor_device *ptdev)
 		ptdev->gpu_info.mmu_features |= BITS_PER_LONG;
 	}
 
-	return drmm_add_action_or_reset(&ptdev->base, panthor_mmu_release_wq, mmu->vm.wq);
+	ret = drmm_add_action_or_reset(&ptdev->base, panthor_mmu_release_wq, mmu->vm.wq);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	panthor_mmu_irq_enable_events(&mmu->irq, panthor_mmu_fault_mask(ptdev, ~0));
+	panthor_mmu_irq_resume(&mmu->irq);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_pwr.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_pwr.c
index 090362bd700b..f2c2c3000590 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_pwr.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_pwr.c
@@ -484,12 +484,13 @@ int panthor_pwr_init(struct panthor_device *ptdev)
 	if (irq < 0)
 		return irq;
 
-	err = panthor_request_pwr_irq(
-		ptdev, &pwr->irq, irq, PWR_INTERRUPTS_MASK,
-		pwr->iomem + PWR_INT_BASE);
+	err = panthor_request_pwr_irq(ptdev, &pwr->irq, irq,
+				      pwr->iomem + PWR_INT_BASE);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	panthor_pwr_irq_enable_events(&pwr->irq, PWR_INTERRUPTS_MASK);
+	panthor_pwr_irq_resume(&pwr->irq);
 	return 0;
 }