diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
index d5198b435638c..5648c1eb5fa88 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ struct dp_display_private {
 	u32 hpd_state;
 	u32 event_pndx;
 	u32 event_gndx;
+	struct task_struct *ev_tsk;
 	struct dp_event event_list[DP_EVENT_Q_MAX];
 	spinlock_t event_lock;
 
@@ -193,6 +194,8 @@ void dp_display_signal_audio_complete(struct msm_dp *dp_display)
 	complete_all(&dp->audio_comp);
 }
 
+static int dp_hpd_event_thread_start(struct dp_display_private *dp_priv);
+
 static int dp_display_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 			   void *data)
 {
@@ -230,9 +233,18 @@ static int dp_display_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 	}
 
 	rc = dp_register_audio_driver(dev, dp->audio);
-	if (rc)
+	if (rc) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Audio registration Dp failed\n");
+		goto end;
+	}
 
+	rc = dp_hpd_event_thread_start(dp);
+	if (rc) {
+		DRM_ERROR("Event thread create failed\n");
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 end:
 	return rc;
 }
@@ -247,6 +259,11 @@ static void dp_display_unbind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 	dp = container_of(g_dp_display,
 			struct dp_display_private, dp_display);
 
+	/* disable all HPD interrupts */
+	dp_catalog_hpd_config_intr(dp->catalog, DP_DP_HPD_INT_MASK, false);
+
+	kthread_stop(dp->ev_tsk);
+
 	dp_power_client_deinit(dp->power);
 	dp_aux_unregister(dp->aux);
 	priv->dp = NULL;
@@ -1052,7 +1069,7 @@ static int hpd_event_thread(void *data)
 
 	dp_priv = (struct dp_display_private *)data;
 
-	while (1) {
+	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
 		if (timeout_mode) {
 			wait_event_timeout(dp_priv->event_q,
 				(dp_priv->event_pndx == dp_priv->event_gndx),
@@ -1130,12 +1147,17 @@ static int hpd_event_thread(void *data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void dp_hpd_event_setup(struct dp_display_private *dp_priv)
+static int dp_hpd_event_thread_start(struct dp_display_private *dp_priv)
 {
-	init_waitqueue_head(&dp_priv->event_q);
-	spin_lock_init(&dp_priv->event_lock);
+	/* set event q to empty */
+	dp_priv->event_gndx = 0;
+	dp_priv->event_pndx = 0;
 
-	kthread_run(hpd_event_thread, dp_priv, "dp_hpd_handler");
+	dp_priv->ev_tsk = kthread_run(hpd_event_thread, dp_priv, "dp_hpd_handler");
+	if (IS_ERR(dp_priv->ev_tsk))
+		return PTR_ERR(dp_priv->ev_tsk);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static irqreturn_t dp_display_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
@@ -1236,8 +1258,11 @@ static int dp_display_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 	}
 
+	/* setup event q */
 	mutex_init(&dp->event_mutex);
 	g_dp_display = &dp->dp_display;
+	init_waitqueue_head(&dp->event_q);
+	spin_lock_init(&dp->event_lock);
 
 	/* Store DP audio handle inside DP display */
 	g_dp_display->dp_audio = dp->audio;
@@ -1414,8 +1439,6 @@ void msm_dp_irq_postinstall(struct msm_dp *dp_display)
 
 	dp = container_of(dp_display, struct dp_display_private, dp_display);
 
-	dp_hpd_event_setup(dp);
-
 	dp_add_event(dp, EV_HPD_INIT_SETUP, 0, 100);
 }