diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c b/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c
index c4807b54da..ccf0fdeb41 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c
@@ -2695,7 +2695,8 @@ static void sde_encoder_virt_enable(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc)
 			!(msm_is_mode_seamless_vrr(cur_mode)
 			|| msm_is_mode_seamless_dms(cur_mode)
 			|| msm_is_mode_seamless_dyn_clk(cur_mode)))
-		kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync(&sde_enc->delayed_off_work);
+		kthread_init_delayed_work(&sde_enc->delayed_off_work,
+			sde_encoder_off_work);
 
 	ret = sde_encoder_resource_control(drm_enc, SDE_ENC_RC_EVENT_KICKOFF);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -2855,7 +2856,6 @@ static void sde_encoder_virt_disable(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc)
 	 */
 	sde_enc->crtc = NULL;
 	memset(&sde_enc->mode_info, 0, sizeof(sde_enc->mode_info));
-	kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync(&sde_enc->delayed_off_work);
 
 	SDE_DEBUG_ENC(sde_enc, "encoder disabled\n");