diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder_phys_vid.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder_phys_vid.c
index 2c14646661b7..0f71e8fe7be7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder_phys_vid.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder_phys_vid.c
@@ -237,12 +237,13 @@ static void dpu_encoder_phys_vid_setup_timing_engine(
 	unsigned long lock_flags;
 	struct dpu_hw_intf_cfg intf_cfg = { 0 };
 
+	drm_mode_init(&mode, &phys_enc->cached_mode);
+
 	if (!phys_enc->hw_ctl->ops.setup_intf_cfg) {
 		DPU_ERROR("invalid encoder %d\n", phys_enc != NULL);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	mode = phys_enc->cached_mode;
 	if (!phys_enc->hw_intf->ops.setup_timing_gen) {
 		DPU_ERROR("timing engine setup is not supported\n");
 		return;
@@ -634,7 +635,9 @@ static int dpu_encoder_phys_vid_get_frame_count(
 {
 	struct intf_status s = {0};
 	u32 fetch_start = 0;
-	struct drm_display_mode mode = phys_enc->cached_mode;
+	struct drm_display_mode mode;
+
+	drm_mode_init(&mode, &phys_enc->cached_mode);
 
 	if (!dpu_encoder_phys_vid_is_master(phys_enc))
 		return -EINVAL;