diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c
index 9d9fbeb5362e..003227c82b3f 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c
@@ -841,7 +841,7 @@ static void _dispc_set_color_mode(enum omap_plane plane,
 	REG_FLD_MOD(DISPC_OVL_ATTRIBUTES(plane), m, 4, 1);
 }
 
-void dispc_set_channel_out(enum omap_plane plane,
+static void dispc_set_channel_out(enum omap_plane plane,
 		enum omap_channel channel)
 {
 	int shift;
@@ -1860,6 +1860,8 @@ int dispc_setup_plane(enum omap_plane plane,
 	_dispc_set_pre_mult_alpha(plane, pre_mult_alpha);
 	_dispc_setup_global_alpha(plane, global_alpha);
 
+	dispc_set_channel_out(plane, channel);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h
index adeff04e964f..ff7ac35ec282 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h
@@ -399,8 +399,6 @@ void dispc_set_plane_ba0(enum omap_plane plane, u32 paddr);
 void dispc_set_plane_ba1(enum omap_plane plane, u32 paddr);
 void dispc_set_plane_pos(enum omap_plane plane, u16 x, u16 y);
 void dispc_set_plane_size(enum omap_plane plane, u16 width, u16 height);
-void dispc_set_channel_out(enum omap_plane plane,
-		enum omap_channel channel_out);
 
 void dispc_enable_gamma_table(bool enable);
 int dispc_setup_plane(enum omap_plane plane,
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/manager.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/manager.c
index 63674b054d35..a6a909ae8670 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/manager.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/manager.c
@@ -1338,6 +1338,11 @@ static int omap_dss_mgr_apply(struct omap_overlay_manager *mgr)
 
 		oc = &dss_cache.overlay_cache[ovl->id];
 
+		if (ovl->manager_changed) {
+			ovl->manager_changed = false;
+			ovl->info_dirty  = true;
+		}
+
 		if (!overlay_enabled(ovl)) {
 			if (oc->enabled) {
 				oc->enabled = false;
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/overlay.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/overlay.c
index c84380c53c39..ab444036146b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/overlay.c
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ static int omap_dss_set_manager(struct omap_overlay *ovl,
 	}
 
 	ovl->manager = mgr;
+	ovl->manager_changed = true;
 
 	/* XXX: When there is an overlay on a DSI manual update display, and
 	 * the overlay is first disabled, then moved to tv, and enabled, we
@@ -529,15 +530,12 @@ static int omap_dss_set_manager(struct omap_overlay *ovl,
 	 * Userspace workaround for this is to update the LCD after disabling
 	 * the overlay, but before moving the overlay to TV.
 	 */
-	dispc_set_channel_out(ovl->id, mgr->id);
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int omap_dss_unset_manager(struct omap_overlay *ovl)
 {
-	int r;
-
 	if (!ovl->manager) {
 		DSSERR("failed to detach overlay: manager not set\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -548,11 +546,8 @@ static int omap_dss_unset_manager(struct omap_overlay *ovl)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	r = ovl->wait_for_go(ovl);
-	if (r)
-		return r;
-
 	ovl->manager = NULL;
+	ovl->manager_changed = true;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/video/omapdss.h b/include/video/omapdss.h
index c4d1d4ed909f..ecde53f71bd2 100644
--- a/include/video/omapdss.h
+++ b/include/video/omapdss.h
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ struct omap_overlay {
 	struct omap_overlay_manager *manager;
 	struct omap_overlay_info info;
 
+	bool manager_changed;
 	/* if true, info has been changed, but not applied() yet */
 	bool info_dirty;