diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_aux.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_aux.c
index eb40d8413bca93..6d36f63c333881 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_aux.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_aux.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ struct dp_aux_private {
 	bool read;
 	bool no_send_addr;
 	bool no_send_stop;
+	bool initted;
 	u32 offset;
 	u32 segment;
 
@@ -331,6 +332,10 @@ static ssize_t dp_aux_transfer(struct drm_dp_aux *dp_aux,
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&aux->mutex);
+	if (!aux->initted) {
+		ret = -EIO;
+		goto exit;
+	}
 
 	dp_aux_update_offset_and_segment(aux, msg);
 	dp_aux_transfer_helper(aux, msg, true);
@@ -380,6 +385,8 @@ static ssize_t dp_aux_transfer(struct drm_dp_aux *dp_aux,
 	}
 
 	aux->cmd_busy = false;
+
+exit:
 	mutex_unlock(&aux->mutex);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -431,8 +438,13 @@ void dp_aux_init(struct drm_dp_aux *dp_aux)
 
 	aux = container_of(dp_aux, struct dp_aux_private, dp_aux);
 
+	mutex_lock(&aux->mutex);
+
 	dp_catalog_aux_enable(aux->catalog, true);
 	aux->retry_cnt = 0;
+	aux->initted = true;
+
+	mutex_unlock(&aux->mutex);
 }
 
 void dp_aux_deinit(struct drm_dp_aux *dp_aux)
@@ -441,7 +453,12 @@ void dp_aux_deinit(struct drm_dp_aux *dp_aux)
 
 	aux = container_of(dp_aux, struct dp_aux_private, dp_aux);
 
+	mutex_lock(&aux->mutex);
+
+	aux->initted = false;
 	dp_catalog_aux_enable(aux->catalog, false);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&aux->mutex);
 }
 
 int dp_aux_register(struct drm_dp_aux *dp_aux)