diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_dsi_panel.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_dsi_panel.c
index 707b1cbbd07b..26ff54a33ce3 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_dsi_panel.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/msm/mdss_dsi_panel.c
@@ -1638,6 +1638,38 @@ static void mdss_dsi_parse_esd_params(struct device_node *np,
 	if (!pinfo->esd_check_enabled)
 		return;
 
+	ctrl->status_mode = ESD_MAX;
+	rc = of_property_read_string(np,
+			"qcom,mdss-dsi-panel-status-check-mode", &string);
+	if (!rc) {
+		if (!strcmp(string, "bta_check")) {
+			ctrl->status_mode = ESD_BTA;
+		} else if (!strcmp(string, "reg_read")) {
+			ctrl->status_mode = ESD_REG;
+			ctrl->check_read_status =
+				mdss_dsi_gen_read_status;
+		} else if (!strcmp(string, "reg_read_nt35596")) {
+			ctrl->status_mode = ESD_REG_NT35596;
+			ctrl->status_error_count = 0;
+			ctrl->check_read_status =
+				mdss_dsi_nt35596_read_status;
+		} else if (!strcmp(string, "te_signal_check")) {
+			if (pinfo->mipi.mode == DSI_CMD_MODE) {
+				ctrl->status_mode = ESD_TE;
+			} else {
+				pr_err("TE-ESD not valid for video mode\n");
+				goto error;
+			}
+		} else {
+			pr_err("No valid panel-status-check-mode string\n");
+			goto error;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if ((ctrl->status_mode == ESD_BTA) || (ctrl->status_mode == ESD_TE) ||
+			(ctrl->status_mode == ESD_MAX))
+		return;
+
 	mdss_dsi_parse_dcs_cmds(np, &ctrl->status_cmds,
 			"qcom,mdss-dsi-panel-status-command",
 				"qcom,mdss-dsi-panel-status-command-state");
@@ -1693,43 +1725,14 @@ static void mdss_dsi_parse_esd_params(struct device_node *np,
 		memset(ctrl->status_value, 0, ctrl->groups * status_len);
 	}
 
-	ctrl->status_mode = ESD_MAX;
-	rc = of_property_read_string(np,
-			"qcom,mdss-dsi-panel-status-check-mode", &string);
-	if (!rc) {
-		if (!strcmp(string, "bta_check")) {
-			ctrl->status_mode = ESD_BTA;
-		} else if (!strcmp(string, "reg_read")) {
-			ctrl->status_mode = ESD_REG;
-			ctrl->check_read_status =
-				mdss_dsi_gen_read_status;
-		} else if (!strcmp(string, "reg_read_nt35596")) {
-			ctrl->status_mode = ESD_REG_NT35596;
-			ctrl->status_error_count = 0;
-			ctrl->check_read_status =
-				mdss_dsi_nt35596_read_status;
-		} else if (!strcmp(string, "te_signal_check")) {
-			if (pinfo->mipi.mode == DSI_CMD_MODE) {
-				ctrl->status_mode = ESD_TE;
-			} else {
-				pr_err("TE-ESD not valid for video mode\n");
-				goto error;
-			}
-		} else {
-			pr_err("No valid panel-status-check-mode string\n");
-			goto error;
-		}
-	}
-
 	return;
 
-error:
-	kfree(ctrl->return_buf);
 error2:
 	kfree(ctrl->status_value);
 error1:
 	kfree(ctrl->status_valid_params);
 	kfree(ctrl->status_cmds_rlen);
+error:
 	pinfo->esd_check_enabled = false;
 }