diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_drv.c
index af335f58bdfc..570f3af25e86 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_drv.c
@@ -97,8 +97,6 @@ static int sun4i_drv_bind(struct device *dev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto cleanup_mode_config;
 
-	drm->irq_enabled = true;
-
 	/* Remove early framebuffers (ie. simplefb) */
 	ret = drm_aperture_remove_framebuffers(false, "sun4i-drm-fb");
 	if (ret)