diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
index 5a152d505dfb..1c3dcbc6cce8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ static int dp_display_set_mode(struct msm_dp *dp_display,
 
 	dp = container_of(dp_display, struct dp_display_private, dp_display);
 
-	dp->panel->dp_mode.drm_mode = mode->drm_mode;
+	drm_mode_copy(&dp->panel->dp_mode.drm_mode, &mode->drm_mode);
 	dp->panel->dp_mode.bpp = mode->bpp;
 	dp->panel->dp_mode.capabilities = mode->capabilities;
 	dp_panel_init_panel_info(dp->panel);