diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index 7787e0e6bbc6..47e84aa7b6e2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ static void drm_atomic_helper_commit_writebacks(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 		if (new_conn_state->writeback_job && new_conn_state->writeback_job->fb) {
 			WARN_ON(connector->connector_type != DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_WRITEBACK);
-			funcs->atomic_commit(connector, new_conn_state->writeback_job);
+			funcs->atomic_commit(connector, new_conn_state);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h b/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
index 3b289773297c..fb841f44949c 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_modeset_helper_vtables.h
@@ -980,11 +980,13 @@ struct drm_connector_helper_funcs {
 	 *
 	 * This hook is to be used by drivers implementing writeback connectors
 	 * that need a point when to commit the writeback job to the hardware.
+	 * The writeback_job to commit is available in
+	 * &drm_connector_state.writeback_job.
 	 *
 	 * This callback is used by the atomic modeset helpers.
 	 */
 	void (*atomic_commit)(struct drm_connector *connector,
-			      struct drm_writeback_job *writeback_job);
+			      struct drm_connector_state *state);
 };
 
 /**