diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
index b564ff685f67..3403d7da6cae 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
@@ -479,6 +479,8 @@ static int msm_drm_init(struct device *dev, const struct drm_driver *drv)
 		}
 	}
 
+	drm_helper_move_panel_connectors_to_head(ddev);
+
 	ddev->mode_config.funcs = &mode_config_funcs;
 	ddev->mode_config.helper_private = &mode_config_helper_funcs;