diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c
index 8bdd27091db8..49fe6075cc7c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.c
@@ -486,6 +486,16 @@ static const struct drm_fb_helper_funcs nouveau_fbcon_helper_funcs = {
 	.fb_probe = nouveau_fbcon_create,
 };
 
+static void
+nouveau_fbcon_set_suspend_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct nouveau_fbdev *fbcon = container_of(work, typeof(*fbcon), work);
+	console_lock();
+	nouveau_fbcon_accel_restore(fbcon->dev);
+	nouveau_fbcon_zfill(fbcon->dev, fbcon);
+	fb_set_suspend(fbcon->helper.fbdev, FBINFO_STATE_RUNNING);
+	console_unlock();
+}
 
 int
 nouveau_fbcon_init(struct drm_device *dev)
@@ -503,6 +513,7 @@ nouveau_fbcon_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (!fbcon)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	INIT_WORK(&fbcon->work, nouveau_fbcon_set_suspend_work);
 	fbcon->dev = dev;
 	drm->fbcon = fbcon;
 
@@ -551,14 +562,14 @@ nouveau_fbcon_set_suspend(struct drm_device *dev, int state)
 {
 	struct nouveau_drm *drm = nouveau_drm(dev);
 	if (drm->fbcon) {
-		console_lock();
-		if (state == 0) {
-			nouveau_fbcon_accel_restore(dev);
-			nouveau_fbcon_zfill(dev, drm->fbcon);
+		if (state == FBINFO_STATE_RUNNING) {
+			schedule_work(&drm->fbcon->work);
+			return;
 		}
+		flush_work(&drm->fbcon->work);
+		console_lock();
 		fb_set_suspend(drm->fbcon->helper.fbdev, state);
-		if (state == 1)
-			nouveau_fbcon_accel_save_disable(dev);
+		nouveau_fbcon_accel_save_disable(dev);
 		console_unlock();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.h
index 34658cfa8f5d..0b465c7d3907 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_fbcon.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ struct nouveau_fbdev {
 	struct nouveau_framebuffer nouveau_fb;
 	struct list_head fbdev_list;
 	struct drm_device *dev;
+	struct work_struct work;
 	unsigned int saved_flags;
 	struct nvif_object surf2d;
 	struct nvif_object clip;