diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_overlay.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_overlay.c
index b73fbd4ddf6f..86b874735f5a 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_mdp_overlay.c
@@ -4828,8 +4828,10 @@ int mdss_mdp_overlay_init(struct msm_fb_data_type *mfd)
 
 	mfd->mdp.private1 = mdp5_data;
 	mfd->wait_for_kickoff = true;
-	if (is_panel_split(mfd) && mdp5_data->mdata->has_pingpong_split)
+	if (is_panel_split(mfd) && mdp5_data->mdata->has_pingpong_split) {
+		mfd->split_fb_left = mfd->split_fb_right = 0;
 		mfd->split_mode = MDP_PINGPONG_SPLIT;
+	}
 
 	if (mfd->panel_info->partial_update_enabled)
 		mdp5_data->mdata->pp_enable = MDP_PP_DISABLE;