diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
index cf0610330135..4fa6beb14c77 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_dma.c
@@ -1610,6 +1610,7 @@ int i915_driver_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
 	mutex_init(&dev_priv->dpio_lock);
 
 	mutex_init(&dev_priv->rps.hw_lock);
+	mutex_init(&dev_priv->modeset_restore_lock);
 
 	if (IS_IVYBRIDGE(dev) || IS_HASWELL(dev))
 		dev_priv->num_pipe = 3;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index d159d7a402e9..c5b8c81b9440 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -470,6 +470,11 @@ static int i915_drm_freeze(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 
+	/* ignore lid events during suspend */
+	mutex_lock(&dev_priv->modeset_restore_lock);
+	dev_priv->modeset_restore = MODESET_SUSPENDED;
+	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->modeset_restore_lock);
+
 	intel_set_power_well(dev, true);
 
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_disable(dev);
@@ -496,9 +501,6 @@ static int i915_drm_freeze(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	intel_opregion_fini(dev);
 
-	/* Modeset on resume, not lid events */
-	dev_priv->modeset_on_lid = 0;
-
 	console_lock();
 	intel_fbdev_set_suspend(dev, 1);
 	console_unlock();
@@ -574,8 +576,6 @@ static int __i915_drm_thaw(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	intel_opregion_init(dev);
 
-	dev_priv->modeset_on_lid = 0;
-
 	/*
 	 * The console lock can be pretty contented on resume due
 	 * to all the printk activity.  Try to keep it out of the hot
@@ -588,6 +588,9 @@ static int __i915_drm_thaw(struct drm_device *dev)
 		schedule_work(&dev_priv->console_resume_work);
 	}
 
+	mutex_lock(&dev_priv->modeset_restore_lock);
+	dev_priv->modeset_restore = MODESET_DONE;
+	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->modeset_restore_lock);
 	return error;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index c338b4443fd9..4e5a3776a3ea 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -846,6 +846,12 @@ struct i915_gpu_error {
 	unsigned int stop_rings;
 };
 
+enum modeset_restore {
+	MODESET_ON_LID_OPEN,
+	MODESET_DONE,
+	MODESET_SUSPENDED,
+};
+
 typedef struct drm_i915_private {
 	struct drm_device *dev;
 	struct kmem_cache *slab;
@@ -967,8 +973,8 @@ typedef struct drm_i915_private {
 
 	unsigned long quirks;
 
-	/* Register state */
-	bool modeset_on_lid;
+	enum modeset_restore modeset_restore;
+	struct mutex modeset_restore_lock;
 
 	struct i915_gtt gtt;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
index 5e3f08e3fd8b..bff78a3ec37b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
@@ -547,13 +547,14 @@ static const struct dmi_system_id intel_no_modeset_on_lid[] = {
 };
 
 /*
- * Lid events. Note the use of 'modeset_on_lid':
- *  - we set it on lid close, and reset it on open
+ * Lid events. Note the use of 'modeset':
+ *  - we set it to MODESET_ON_LID_OPEN on lid close,
+ *    and set it to MODESET_DONE on open
  *  - we use it as a "only once" bit (ie we ignore
- *    duplicate events where it was already properly
- *    set/reset)
- *  - the suspend/resume paths will also set it to
- *    zero, since they restore the mode ("lid open").
+ *    duplicate events where it was already properly set)
+ *  - the suspend/resume paths will set it to
+ *    MODESET_SUSPENDED and ignore the lid open event,
+ *    because they restore the mode ("lid open").
  */
 static int intel_lid_notify(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long val,
 			    void *unused)
@@ -567,6 +568,9 @@ static int intel_lid_notify(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long val,
 	if (dev->switch_power_state != DRM_SWITCH_POWER_ON)
 		return NOTIFY_OK;
 
+	mutex_lock(&dev_priv->modeset_restore_lock);
+	if (dev_priv->modeset_restore == MODESET_SUSPENDED)
+		goto exit;
 	/*
 	 * check and update the status of LVDS connector after receiving
 	 * the LID nofication event.
@@ -575,21 +579,24 @@ static int intel_lid_notify(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long val,
 
 	/* Don't force modeset on machines where it causes a GPU lockup */
 	if (dmi_check_system(intel_no_modeset_on_lid))
-		return NOTIFY_OK;
+		goto exit;
 	if (!acpi_lid_open()) {
-		dev_priv->modeset_on_lid = 1;
-		return NOTIFY_OK;
+		/* do modeset on next lid open event */
+		dev_priv->modeset_restore = MODESET_ON_LID_OPEN;
+		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	if (!dev_priv->modeset_on_lid)
-		return NOTIFY_OK;
-
-	dev_priv->modeset_on_lid = 0;
+	if (dev_priv->modeset_restore == MODESET_DONE)
+		goto exit;
 
 	drm_modeset_lock_all(dev);
 	intel_modeset_setup_hw_state(dev, true);
 	drm_modeset_unlock_all(dev);
 
+	dev_priv->modeset_restore = MODESET_DONE;
+
+exit:
+	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->modeset_restore_lock);
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }