diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_kms.c
index 0329b354bfa0..ab59d2061e06 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_kms.c
@@ -233,15 +233,7 @@ static int rcar_du_atomic_check(struct drm_device *dev,
 	struct rcar_du_device *rcdu = dev->dev_private;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = drm_atomic_helper_check_modeset(dev, state);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = drm_atomic_normalize_zpos(dev, state);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = drm_atomic_helper_check_planes(dev, state);
+	ret = drm_atomic_helper_check(dev, state);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -529,6 +521,7 @@ int rcar_du_modeset_init(struct rcar_du_device *rcdu)
 	dev->mode_config.min_height = 0;
 	dev->mode_config.max_width = 4095;
 	dev->mode_config.max_height = 2047;
+	dev->mode_config.normalize_zpos = true;
 	dev->mode_config.funcs = &rcar_du_mode_config_funcs;
 	dev->mode_config.helper_private = &rcar_du_mode_config_helper;