diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
index 4ab6531a4a74..2efc317c90df 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
@@ -1292,8 +1292,7 @@ intel_dp_aux_xfer(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 	bool is_tc_port = intel_phy_is_tc(i915, phy);
 	i915_reg_t ch_ctl, ch_data[5];
 	u32 aux_clock_divider;
-	enum intel_display_power_domain aux_domain =
-		intel_aux_power_domain(intel_dig_port);
+	enum intel_display_power_domain aux_domain;
 	intel_wakeref_t aux_wakeref;
 	intel_wakeref_t pps_wakeref;
 	int i, ret, recv_bytes;
@@ -1308,6 +1307,8 @@ intel_dp_aux_xfer(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 	if (is_tc_port)
 		intel_tc_port_lock(intel_dig_port);
 
+	aux_domain = intel_aux_power_domain(intel_dig_port);
+
 	aux_wakeref = intel_display_power_get(i915, aux_domain);
 	pps_wakeref = pps_lock(intel_dp);