diff --git a/drivers/gpu/host1x/bus.c b/drivers/gpu/host1x/bus.c
index 9e2cb6968819..6e3b49d0de66 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/host1x/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/host1x/bus.c
@@ -703,6 +703,29 @@ void host1x_driver_unregister(struct host1x_driver *driver)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(host1x_driver_unregister);
 
+/**
+ * __host1x_client_init() - initialize a host1x client
+ * @client: host1x client
+ * @key: lock class key for the client-specific mutex
+ */
+void __host1x_client_init(struct host1x_client *client, struct lock_class_key *key)
+{
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&client->list);
+	__mutex_init(&client->lock, "host1x client lock", key);
+	client->usecount = 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__host1x_client_init);
+
+/**
+ * host1x_client_exit() - uninitialize a host1x client
+ * @client: host1x client
+ */
+void host1x_client_exit(struct host1x_client *client)
+{
+	mutex_destroy(&client->lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(host1x_client_exit);
+
 /**
  * __host1x_client_register() - register a host1x client
  * @client: host1x client
@@ -715,16 +738,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(host1x_driver_unregister);
  * device and call host1x_device_init(), which will in turn call each client's
  * &host1x_client_ops.init implementation.
  */
-int __host1x_client_register(struct host1x_client *client,
-			     struct lock_class_key *key)
+int __host1x_client_register(struct host1x_client *client)
 {
 	struct host1x *host1x;
 	int err;
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&client->list);
-	__mutex_init(&client->lock, "host1x client lock", key);
-	client->usecount = 0;
-
 	mutex_lock(&devices_lock);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(host1x, &devices, list) {
diff --git a/include/linux/host1x.h b/include/linux/host1x.h
index 9eb77c87a83b..ed0005ce4285 100644
--- a/include/linux/host1x.h
+++ b/include/linux/host1x.h
@@ -320,12 +320,30 @@ static inline struct host1x_device *to_host1x_device(struct device *dev)
 int host1x_device_init(struct host1x_device *device);
 int host1x_device_exit(struct host1x_device *device);
 
-int __host1x_client_register(struct host1x_client *client,
-			     struct lock_class_key *key);
-#define host1x_client_register(class) \
-	({ \
-		static struct lock_class_key __key; \
-		__host1x_client_register(class, &__key); \
+void __host1x_client_init(struct host1x_client *client, struct lock_class_key *key);
+void host1x_client_exit(struct host1x_client *client);
+
+#define host1x_client_init(client)			\
+	({						\
+		static struct lock_class_key __key;	\
+		__host1x_client_init(client, &__key);	\
+	})
+
+int __host1x_client_register(struct host1x_client *client);
+
+/*
+ * Note that this wrapper calls __host1x_client_init() for compatibility
+ * with existing callers. Callers that want to separately initialize and
+ * register a host1x client must first initialize using either of the
+ * __host1x_client_init() or host1x_client_init() functions and then use
+ * the low-level __host1x_client_register() function to avoid the client
+ * getting reinitialized.
+ */
+#define host1x_client_register(client)			\
+	({						\
+		static struct lock_class_key __key;	\
+		__host1x_client_init(client, &__key);	\
+		__host1x_client_register(client);	\
 	})
 
 int host1x_client_unregister(struct host1x_client *client);