diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/icl_dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/icl_dsi.c
index d55725a71ba8..d60cf4592bc7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/icl_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/icl_dsi.c
@@ -1139,7 +1139,6 @@ static void gen11_dsi_powerup_panel(struct intel_encoder *encoder)
 	}
 
 	intel_dsi_vbt_exec_sequence(intel_dsi, MIPI_SEQ_INIT_OTP);
-	intel_dsi_vbt_exec_sequence(intel_dsi, MIPI_SEQ_DISPLAY_ON);
 
 	/* ensure all panel commands dispatched before enabling transcoder */
 	wait_for_cmds_dispatched_to_panel(encoder);
@@ -1240,6 +1239,8 @@ static void gen11_dsi_enable(struct intel_atomic_state *state,
 	/* step6d: enable dsi transcoder */
 	gen11_dsi_enable_transcoder(encoder);
 
+	intel_dsi_vbt_exec_sequence(intel_dsi, MIPI_SEQ_DISPLAY_ON);
+
 	/* step7: enable backlight */
 	intel_backlight_enable(crtc_state, conn_state);
 	intel_dsi_vbt_exec_sequence(intel_dsi, MIPI_SEQ_BACKLIGHT_ON);