diff --git a/init.recovery.device.rc b/init.recovery.device.rc
index 72fc15a..474831d 100644
--- a/init.recovery.device.rc
+++ b/init.recovery.device.rc
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@ on init
     # Block layer tuning: discard chunk size up to 128MB
     # Otherwise, contiguous discards can be merged
     write /sys/block/sda/queue/discard_max_bytes 134217728
+
+on early-init
+    # Wait to make sure we do not try to talk too early to the display
+    wait /sys/class/drm/card0