diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_crtc.c
index ac85e17428f88..09c012d54d58f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_crtc.c
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ static bool vkms_get_vblank_timestamp(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	struct vkms_output *output = &vkmsdev->output;
 	struct drm_vblank_crtc *vblank = &dev->vblank[pipe];
 
+	if (!READ_ONCE(vblank->enabled)) {
+		*vblank_time = ktime_get();
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	*vblank_time = READ_ONCE(output->vblank_hrtimer.node.expires);
 
 	if (WARN_ON(*vblank_time == vblank->time))