diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vkms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vkms.c
index 53ff91fc6cf6bdc80204939ebb7d74f8f8dbb34a..d0748bcfad16b44ff1ce060cb64c30cf7eed4a5c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vkms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vkms.c
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ static enum hrtimer_restart amdgpu_vkms_vblank_simulate(struct hrtimer *timer)
 		DRM_WARN("%s: vblank timer overrun\n", __func__);
 
 	ret = drm_crtc_handle_vblank(crtc);
+	/* Don't queue timer again when vblank is disabled. */
 	if (!ret)
-		DRM_ERROR("amdgpu_vkms failure on handling vblank");
+		return HRTIMER_NORESTART;
 
 	return HRTIMER_RESTART;
 }
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ static void amdgpu_vkms_disable_vblank(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	struct amdgpu_crtc *amdgpu_crtc = to_amdgpu_crtc(crtc);
 
-	hrtimer_cancel(&amdgpu_crtc->vblank_timer);
+	hrtimer_try_to_cancel(&amdgpu_crtc->vblank_timer);
 }
 
 static bool amdgpu_vkms_get_vblank_timestamp(struct drm_crtc *crtc,