diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_debugfs.c
index ee2e270f464c..7a7ccad65c92 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_debugfs.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ static int msm_gpu_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 		goto free_priv;
 
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(&gpu->pdev->dev);
+	msm_gpu_hw_init(gpu);
 	show_priv->state = gpu->funcs->gpu_state_get(gpu);
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(&gpu->pdev->dev);