.fb_probe = nouveau_fbcon_create,
 };
 
+static void
+nouveau_fbcon_set_suspend_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+       struct nouveau_drm *drm = container_of(work, typeof(*drm), fbcon_work);
+       int state = READ_ONCE(drm->fbcon_new_state);
+
+       if (state == FBINFO_STATE_RUNNING)
+               pm_runtime_get_sync(drm->dev->dev);
+
+       console_lock();
+       if (state == FBINFO_STATE_RUNNING)
+               nouveau_fbcon_accel_restore(drm->dev);
+       drm_fb_helper_set_suspend(&drm->fbcon->helper, state);
+       if (state != FBINFO_STATE_RUNNING)
+               nouveau_fbcon_accel_save_disable(drm->dev);
+       console_unlock();
+
+       if (state == FBINFO_STATE_RUNNING) {
+               pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(drm->dev->dev);
+               pm_runtime_put_sync(drm->dev->dev);
+       }
+}
+
 void
 nouveau_fbcon_set_suspend(struct drm_device *dev, int state)
 {
        struct nouveau_drm *drm = nouveau_drm(dev);
-       if (drm->fbcon) {
-               console_lock();
-               if (state == FBINFO_STATE_RUNNING)
-                       nouveau_fbcon_accel_restore(dev);
-               drm_fb_helper_set_suspend(&drm->fbcon->helper, state);
-               if (state != FBINFO_STATE_RUNNING)
-                       nouveau_fbcon_accel_save_disable(dev);
-               console_unlock();
-       }
+
+       if (!drm->fbcon)
+               return;
+
+       drm->fbcon_new_state = state;
+       /* Since runtime resume can happen as a result of a sysfs operation,
+        * it's possible we already have the console locked. So handle fbcon
+        * init/deinit from a seperate work thread
+        */
+       schedule_work(&drm->fbcon_work);
 }
 
 int
                return -ENOMEM;
 
        drm->fbcon = fbcon;
+       INIT_WORK(&drm->fbcon_work, nouveau_fbcon_set_suspend_work);
 
        drm_fb_helper_prepare(dev, &fbcon->helper, &nouveau_fbcon_helper_funcs);