diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_crtc.c
index b024f903b941..ca0f7d83a730 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_crtc.c
@@ -138,9 +138,10 @@ int fsl_dcu_drm_crtc_create(struct fsl_dcu_drm_device *fsl_dev)
 {
 	struct drm_plane *primary;
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc = &fsl_dev->crtc;
-	unsigned int i, j;
 	int ret;
 
+	fsl_dcu_drm_init_planes(fsl_dev->drm);
+
 	primary = fsl_dcu_drm_primary_create_plane(fsl_dev->drm);
 	if (!primary)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -154,15 +155,5 @@ int fsl_dcu_drm_crtc_create(struct fsl_dcu_drm_device *fsl_dev)
 
 	drm_crtc_helper_add(crtc, &fsl_dcu_drm_crtc_helper_funcs);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < fsl_dev->soc->total_layer; i++) {
-		for (j = 1; j <= fsl_dev->soc->layer_regs; j++)
-			regmap_write(fsl_dev->regmap, DCU_CTRLDESCLN(i, j), 0);
-	}
-	regmap_update_bits(fsl_dev->regmap, DCU_DCU_MODE,
-			   DCU_MODE_DCU_MODE_MASK,
-			   DCU_MODE_DCU_MODE(DCU_MODE_OFF));
-	regmap_write(fsl_dev->regmap, DCU_UPDATE_MODE,
-		     DCU_UPDATE_MODE_READREG);
-
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_plane.c
index 274558b3b32b..e50467a0deb0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_plane.c
@@ -217,6 +217,22 @@ static const u32 fsl_dcu_drm_plane_formats[] = {
 	DRM_FORMAT_YUV422,
 };
 
+void fsl_dcu_drm_init_planes(struct drm_device *dev)
+{
+	struct fsl_dcu_drm_device *fsl_dev = dev->dev_private;
+	int i, j;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < fsl_dev->soc->total_layer; i++) {
+		for (j = 1; j <= fsl_dev->soc->layer_regs; j++)
+			regmap_write(fsl_dev->regmap, DCU_CTRLDESCLN(i, j), 0);
+	}
+	regmap_update_bits(fsl_dev->regmap, DCU_DCU_MODE,
+			   DCU_MODE_DCU_MODE_MASK,
+			   DCU_MODE_DCU_MODE(DCU_MODE_OFF));
+	regmap_write(fsl_dev->regmap, DCU_UPDATE_MODE,
+		     DCU_UPDATE_MODE_READREG);
+}
+
 struct drm_plane *fsl_dcu_drm_primary_create_plane(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_plane *primary;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_plane.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_plane.h
index d657f088d859..8ee45f813ee8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_plane.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_plane.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #ifndef __FSL_DCU_DRM_PLANE_H__
 #define __FSL_DCU_DRM_PLANE_H__
 
+void fsl_dcu_drm_init_planes(struct drm_device *dev);
 struct drm_plane *fsl_dcu_drm_primary_create_plane(struct drm_device *dev);
 
 #endif /* __FSL_DCU_DRM_PLANE_H__ */