diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
index 45cfcea63507..f30dc95f83b1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
@@ -2426,6 +2426,12 @@ int r600_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
+	r = r600_audio_init(rdev);
+	if (r) {
+		DRM_ERROR("radeon: audio init failed\n");
+		return r;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2462,12 +2468,6 @@ int r600_resume(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	r = r600_audio_init(rdev);
-	if (r) {
-		DRM_ERROR("radeon: audio resume failed\n");
-		return r;
-	}
-
 	return r;
 }
 
@@ -2577,9 +2577,6 @@ int r600_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		rdev->accel_working = false;
 	}
 
-	r = r600_audio_init(rdev);
-	if (r)
-		return r; /* TODO error handling */
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs600.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs600.c
index 25f9eef12c42..e95c5e61d4e2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs600.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs600.c
@@ -908,12 +908,6 @@ static int rs600_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	r = r600_audio_init(rdev);
-	if (r) {
-		dev_err(rdev->dev, "failed initializing audio\n");
-		return r;
-	}
-
 	r = radeon_ib_pool_start(rdev);
 	if (r)
 		return r;
@@ -922,6 +916,12 @@ static int rs600_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
+	r = r600_audio_init(rdev);
+	if (r) {
+		dev_err(rdev->dev, "failed initializing audio\n");
+		return r;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs690.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs690.c
index 3277ddecfe9f..159b6a43fda0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs690.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs690.c
@@ -637,12 +637,6 @@ static int rs690_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	r = r600_audio_init(rdev);
-	if (r) {
-		dev_err(rdev->dev, "failed initializing audio\n");
-		return r;
-	}
-
 	r = radeon_ib_pool_start(rdev);
 	if (r)
 		return r;
@@ -651,6 +645,12 @@ static int rs690_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
+	r = r600_audio_init(rdev);
+	if (r) {
+		dev_err(rdev->dev, "failed initializing audio\n");
+		return r;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
index 04ddc365a908..4ad0281fdc37 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rv770.c
@@ -956,6 +956,12 @@ static int rv770_startup(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
+	r = r600_audio_init(rdev);
+	if (r) {
+		DRM_ERROR("radeon: audio init failed\n");
+		return r;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -978,12 +984,6 @@ int rv770_resume(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	r = r600_audio_init(rdev);
-	if (r) {
-		dev_err(rdev->dev, "radeon: audio init failed\n");
-		return r;
-	}
-
 	return r;
 
 }
@@ -1092,12 +1092,6 @@ int rv770_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		rdev->accel_working = false;
 	}
 
-	r = r600_audio_init(rdev);
-	if (r) {
-		dev_err(rdev->dev, "radeon: audio init failed\n");
-		return r;
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }