diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi.h
index b50db91cb8a7..569c8ff062ba 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi.h
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ void msm_dsi_host_cmd_xfer_commit(struct mipi_dsi_host *host,
 					u32 dma_base, u32 len);
 int msm_dsi_host_enable(struct mipi_dsi_host *host);
 int msm_dsi_host_disable(struct mipi_dsi_host *host);
+void msm_dsi_host_enable_irq(struct mipi_dsi_host *host);
+void msm_dsi_host_disable_irq(struct mipi_dsi_host *host);
 int msm_dsi_host_power_on(struct mipi_dsi_host *host,
 			struct msm_dsi_phy_shared_timings *phy_shared_timings,
 			bool is_bonded_dsi, struct msm_dsi_phy *phy);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi_host.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi_host.c
index e269df285136..ce26eb78cb6c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi_host.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi_host.c
@@ -1898,6 +1898,23 @@ int msm_dsi_host_init(struct msm_dsi *msm_dsi)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	msm_host->irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(pdev->dev.of_node, 0);
+	if (msm_host->irq < 0) {
+		ret = msm_host->irq;
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to get irq: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	/* do not autoenable, will be enabled later */
+	ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, msm_host->irq, dsi_host_irq,
+			IRQF_TRIGGER_HIGH | IRQF_ONESHOT | IRQF_NO_AUTOEN,
+			"dsi_isr", msm_host);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to request IRQ%u: %d\n",
+				msm_host->irq, ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	init_completion(&msm_host->dma_comp);
 	init_completion(&msm_host->video_comp);
 	mutex_init(&msm_host->dev_mutex);
@@ -1941,25 +1958,8 @@ int msm_dsi_host_modeset_init(struct mipi_dsi_host *host,
 {
 	struct msm_dsi_host *msm_host = to_msm_dsi_host(host);
 	const struct msm_dsi_cfg_handler *cfg_hnd = msm_host->cfg_hnd;
-	struct platform_device *pdev = msm_host->pdev;
 	int ret;
 
-	msm_host->irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(pdev->dev.of_node, 0);
-	if (msm_host->irq < 0) {
-		ret = msm_host->irq;
-		DRM_DEV_ERROR(dev->dev, "failed to get irq: %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	ret = devm_request_irq(&pdev->dev, msm_host->irq,
-			dsi_host_irq, IRQF_TRIGGER_HIGH | IRQF_ONESHOT,
-			"dsi_isr", msm_host);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		DRM_DEV_ERROR(&pdev->dev, "failed to request IRQ%u: %d\n",
-				msm_host->irq, ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	msm_host->dev = dev;
 	ret = cfg_hnd->ops->tx_buf_alloc(msm_host, SZ_4K);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -2315,6 +2315,20 @@ void msm_dsi_host_get_phy_clk_req(struct mipi_dsi_host *host,
 	clk_req->escclk_rate = msm_host->esc_clk_rate;
 }
 
+void msm_dsi_host_enable_irq(struct mipi_dsi_host *host)
+{
+	struct msm_dsi_host *msm_host = to_msm_dsi_host(host);
+
+	enable_irq(msm_host->irq);
+}
+
+void msm_dsi_host_disable_irq(struct mipi_dsi_host *host)
+{
+	struct msm_dsi_host *msm_host = to_msm_dsi_host(host);
+
+	disable_irq(msm_host->irq);
+}
+
 int msm_dsi_host_enable(struct mipi_dsi_host *host)
 {
 	struct msm_dsi_host *msm_host = to_msm_dsi_host(host);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi_manager.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi_manager.c
index c41d39f5b7cf..fb4ccffdcfe1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi_manager.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi_manager.c
@@ -377,6 +377,14 @@ static void dsi_mgr_bridge_pre_enable(struct drm_bridge *bridge)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Enable before preparing the panel, disable after unpreparing, so
+	 * that the panel can communicate over the DSI link.
+	 */
+	msm_dsi_host_enable_irq(host);
+	if (is_bonded_dsi && msm_dsi1)
+		msm_dsi_host_enable_irq(msm_dsi1->host);
+
 	/* Always call panel functions once, because even for dual panels,
 	 * there is only one drm_panel instance.
 	 */
@@ -411,6 +419,10 @@ static void dsi_mgr_bridge_pre_enable(struct drm_bridge *bridge)
 	if (panel)
 		drm_panel_unprepare(panel);
 panel_prep_fail:
+	msm_dsi_host_disable_irq(host);
+	if (is_bonded_dsi && msm_dsi1)
+		msm_dsi_host_disable_irq(msm_dsi1->host);
+
 	if (is_bonded_dsi && msm_dsi1)
 		msm_dsi_host_power_off(msm_dsi1->host);
 host1_on_fail:
@@ -523,6 +535,10 @@ static void dsi_mgr_bridge_post_disable(struct drm_bridge *bridge)
 								id, ret);
 	}
 
+	msm_dsi_host_disable_irq(host);
+	if (is_bonded_dsi && msm_dsi1)
+		msm_dsi_host_disable_irq(msm_dsi1->host);
+
 	/* Save PHY status if it is a clock source */
 	msm_dsi_phy_pll_save_state(msm_dsi->phy);
 
