diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_connector.c b/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
index aad5a886..4fb0dd5f 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
@@ -2392,14 +2392,15 @@ static void _sde_connector_report_panel_dead(struct sde_connector *conn,
 	if (conn->panel_dead)
 		return;
 
+	SDE_EVT32(SDE_EVTLOG_ERROR);
+	sde_encoder_display_failure_notification(conn->encoder,
+		skip_pre_kickoff);
+
 	conn->panel_dead = true;
 	event.type = DRM_EVENT_PANEL_DEAD;
 	event.length = sizeof(bool);
 	msm_mode_object_event_notify(&conn->base.base,
 		conn->base.dev, &event, (u8 *)&conn->panel_dead);
-	sde_encoder_display_failure_notification(conn->encoder,
-		skip_pre_kickoff);
-	SDE_EVT32(SDE_EVTLOG_ERROR);
 	SDE_ERROR("esd check failed report PANEL_DEAD conn_id: %d enc_id: %d\n",
 			conn->base.base.id, conn->encoder->base.id);
 }
diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c b/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c
index 3f5bdd74..647fdfa1 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c
@@ -1607,8 +1607,7 @@ static void _sde_encoder_rc_restart_delayed(struct sde_encoder_virt *sde_enc,
 static void _sde_encoder_rc_cancel_delayed(struct sde_encoder_virt *sde_enc,
 	u32 sw_event)
 {
-	if (kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync(
-			&sde_enc->delayed_off_work))
+	if (kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync(&sde_enc->delayed_off_work))
 		SDE_DEBUG_ENC(sde_enc, "sw_event:%d, work cancelled\n",
 				sw_event);
 }
@@ -2695,8 +2694,7 @@ static void sde_encoder_virt_enable(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc)
 			!(msm_is_mode_seamless_vrr(cur_mode)
 			|| msm_is_mode_seamless_dms(cur_mode)
 			|| msm_is_mode_seamless_dyn_clk(cur_mode)))
-		kthread_init_delayed_work(&sde_enc->delayed_off_work,
-			sde_encoder_off_work);
+		kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync(&sde_enc->delayed_off_work);
 
 	ret = sde_encoder_resource_control(drm_enc, SDE_ENC_RC_EVENT_KICKOFF);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -2856,6 +2854,7 @@ static void sde_encoder_virt_disable(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc)
 	 */
 	sde_enc->crtc = NULL;
 	memset(&sde_enc->mode_info, 0, sizeof(sde_enc->mode_info));
+	kthread_cancel_delayed_work_sync(&sde_enc->delayed_off_work);
 
 	SDE_DEBUG_ENC(sde_enc, "encoder disabled\n");