diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
index 9e8fe122b0af..152d94507b79 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
@@ -933,6 +933,7 @@ static void intel_dp_commit(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 
 	if (IS_eDP(intel_dp) || IS_PCH_eDP(intel_dp))
 		ironlake_edp_backlight_on(dev);
+	intel_dp->dpms_mode = DRM_MODE_DPMS_ON;
 }
 
 static void