diff --git a/drivers/gpu/vga/vga_switcheroo.c b/drivers/gpu/vga/vga_switcheroo.c
index 5b3c7d1..e10ba37 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/vga/vga_switcheroo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/vga/vga_switcheroo.c
@@ -70,27 +70,12 @@
 	.clients = LIST_HEAD_INIT(vgasr_priv.clients),
 };
 
-int vga_switcheroo_register_handler(struct vga_switcheroo_handler *handler)
+static bool vga_switcheroo_ready(void)
 {
-	mutex_lock(&vgasr_mutex);
-	if (vgasr_priv.handler) {
-		mutex_unlock(&vgasr_mutex);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	vgasr_priv.handler = handler;
-	mutex_unlock(&vgasr_mutex);
-	return 0;
+	/* we're ready if we get two clients + handler */
+	return !vgasr_priv.active &&
+	       vgasr_priv.registered_clients == 2 && vgasr_priv.handler;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(vga_switcheroo_register_handler);
-
-void vga_switcheroo_unregister_handler(void)
-{
-	mutex_lock(&vgasr_mutex);
-	vgasr_priv.handler = NULL;
-	mutex_unlock(&vgasr_mutex);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(vga_switcheroo_unregister_handler);
 
 static void vga_switcheroo_enable(void)
 {
@@ -113,6 +98,37 @@
 	vgasr_priv.active = true;
 }
 
+int vga_switcheroo_register_handler(struct vga_switcheroo_handler *handler)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&vgasr_mutex);
+	if (vgasr_priv.handler) {
+		mutex_unlock(&vgasr_mutex);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	vgasr_priv.handler = handler;
+	if (vga_switcheroo_ready()) {
+		printk(KERN_INFO "vga_switcheroo: enabled\n");
+		vga_switcheroo_enable();
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&vgasr_mutex);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(vga_switcheroo_register_handler);
+
+void vga_switcheroo_unregister_handler(void)
+{
+	mutex_lock(&vgasr_mutex);
+	vgasr_priv.handler = NULL;
+	if (vgasr_priv.active) {
+		pr_info("vga_switcheroo: disabled\n");
+		vga_switcheroo_debugfs_fini(&vgasr_priv);
+		vgasr_priv.active = false;
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&vgasr_mutex);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(vga_switcheroo_unregister_handler);
+
 static int register_client(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 			   const struct vga_switcheroo_client_ops *ops,
 			   int id, bool active)
@@ -134,9 +150,7 @@
 	if (client_is_vga(client))
 		vgasr_priv.registered_clients++;
 
-	/* if we get two clients + handler */
-	if (!vgasr_priv.active &&
-	    vgasr_priv.registered_clients == 2 && vgasr_priv.handler) {
+	if (vga_switcheroo_ready()) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "vga_switcheroo: enabled\n");
 		vga_switcheroo_enable();
 	}