diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu_devfreq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu_devfreq.c
index 4e73b915fe1a..4e50ac39d7c8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu_devfreq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu_devfreq.c
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ void msm_devfreq_init(struct msm_gpu *gpu)
 		return;
 
 	mutex_init(&df->lock);
+	df->suspended = true;
 
 	ret = dev_pm_qos_add_request(&gpu->pdev->dev, &df->boost_freq,
 				     DEV_PM_QOS_MIN_FREQUENCY, 0);