diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/dw-mipi-dsi-rockchip.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/dw-mipi-dsi-rockchip.c
index bc073ec5c183..ecb59dc6c8b8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/dw-mipi-dsi-rockchip.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/dw-mipi-dsi-rockchip.c
@@ -564,13 +564,8 @@ static const struct dw_mipi_dsi_phy_ops dw_mipi_dsi_rockchip_phy_ops = {
 	.get_lane_mbps = dw_mipi_dsi_get_lane_mbps,
 };
 
-static void dw_mipi_dsi_rockchip_config(struct dw_mipi_dsi_rockchip *dsi,
-					int mux)
+static void dw_mipi_dsi_rockchip_config(struct dw_mipi_dsi_rockchip *dsi)
 {
-	if (dsi->cdata->lcdsel_grf_reg)
-		regmap_write(dsi->grf_regmap, dsi->cdata->lcdsel_grf_reg,
-			mux ? dsi->cdata->lcdsel_lit : dsi->cdata->lcdsel_big);
-
 	if (dsi->cdata->lanecfg1_grf_reg)
 		regmap_write(dsi->grf_regmap, dsi->cdata->lanecfg1_grf_reg,
 					      dsi->cdata->lanecfg1);
@@ -584,6 +579,13 @@ static void dw_mipi_dsi_rockchip_config(struct dw_mipi_dsi_rockchip *dsi,
 					      dsi->cdata->enable);
 }
 
+static void dw_mipi_dsi_rockchip_set_lcdsel(struct dw_mipi_dsi_rockchip *dsi,
+					    int mux)
+{
+	regmap_write(dsi->grf_regmap, dsi->cdata->lcdsel_grf_reg,
+		mux ? dsi->cdata->lcdsel_lit : dsi->cdata->lcdsel_big);
+}
+
 static int
 dw_mipi_dsi_encoder_atomic_check(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
 				 struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state,
@@ -639,9 +641,9 @@ static void dw_mipi_dsi_encoder_enable(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	dw_mipi_dsi_rockchip_config(dsi, mux);
+	dw_mipi_dsi_rockchip_set_lcdsel(dsi, mux);
 	if (dsi->slave)
-		dw_mipi_dsi_rockchip_config(dsi->slave, mux);
+		dw_mipi_dsi_rockchip_set_lcdsel(dsi->slave, mux);
 
 	clk_disable_unprepare(dsi->grf_clk);
 }
@@ -800,6 +802,24 @@ static int dw_mipi_dsi_rockchip_bind(struct device *dev,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * With the GRF clock running, write lane and dual-mode configurations
+	 * that won't change immediately. If we waited until enable() to do
+	 * this, things like panel preparation would not be able to send
+	 * commands over DSI.
+	 */
+	ret = clk_prepare_enable(dsi->grf_clk);
+	if (ret) {
+		DRM_DEV_ERROR(dsi->dev, "Failed to enable grf_clk: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	dw_mipi_dsi_rockchip_config(dsi);
+	if (dsi->slave)
+		dw_mipi_dsi_rockchip_config(dsi->slave);
+
+	clk_disable_unprepare(dsi->grf_clk);
+
 	ret = rockchip_dsi_drm_create_encoder(dsi, drm_dev);
 	if (ret) {
 		DRM_DEV_ERROR(dev, "Failed to create drm encoder\n");