diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index 2635ee6a34d4..901f8fc3ed88 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -1611,9 +1611,6 @@ int i915_driver_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
 	intel_opregion_init(dev);
 	acpi_video_register();
 
-	setup_timer(&dev_priv->hangcheck_timer, i915_hangcheck_elapsed,
-		    (unsigned long) dev);
-
 	if (IS_GEN5(dev))
 		intel_gpu_ips_init(dev_priv);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index 935b6b7bae73..568820bf4587 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -2687,6 +2687,9 @@ void intel_irq_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	INIT_WORK(&dev_priv->rps.work, gen6_pm_rps_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&dev_priv->l3_parity.error_work, ivybridge_parity_work);
 
+	setup_timer(&dev_priv->hangcheck_timer, i915_hangcheck_elapsed,
+		    (unsigned long) dev);
+
 	dev->driver->get_vblank_counter = i915_get_vblank_counter;
 	dev->max_vblank_count = 0xffffff; /* only 24 bits of frame count */
 	if (IS_G4X(dev) || INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 5) {