diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
index ffbfde922589..539bbd27b9d0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
@@ -728,6 +728,14 @@ static int dp_init_sub_modules(struct dp_display_private *dp)
 	if (IS_ERR(phy))
 		return PTR_ERR(phy);
 
+	rc = phy_set_mode_ext(phy, PHY_MODE_DP,
+			      dp->dp_display.is_edp ? PHY_SUBMODE_EDP : PHY_SUBMODE_DP);
+	if (rc) {
+		DRM_ERROR("failed to set phy submode, rc = %d\n", rc);
+		dp->catalog = NULL;
+		goto error;
+	}
+
 	dp->catalog = dp_catalog_get(dev);
 	if (IS_ERR(dp->catalog)) {
 		rc = PTR_ERR(dp->catalog);
@@ -1243,6 +1251,25 @@ static int dp_auxbus_done_probe(struct drm_dp_aux *aux)
 	return dp_display_probe_tail(aux->dev);
 }
 
+static int dp_display_get_connector_type(struct platform_device *pdev,
+					 const struct msm_dp_desc *desc)
+{
+	struct device_node *node = pdev->dev.of_node;
+	struct device_node *aux_bus = of_get_child_by_name(node, "aux-bus");
+	struct device_node *panel = of_get_child_by_name(aux_bus, "panel");
+	int connector_type;
+
+	if (panel)
+		connector_type = DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_eDP;
+	else
+		connector_type = DRM_MODE_SUBCONNECTOR_DisplayPort;
+
+	of_node_put(panel);
+	of_node_put(aux_bus);
+
+	return connector_type;
+}
+
 static int dp_display_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
@@ -1265,7 +1292,7 @@ static int dp_display_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	dp->dp_display.pdev = pdev;
 	dp->name = "drm_dp";
 	dp->id = desc->id;
-	dp->dp_display.connector_type = desc->connector_type;
+	dp->dp_display.connector_type = dp_display_get_connector_type(pdev, desc);
 	dp->wide_bus_supported = desc->wide_bus_supported;
 	dp->dp_display.is_edp =
 		(dp->dp_display.connector_type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_eDP);