diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/hdmi-staging/sde_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/hdmi-staging/sde_hdmi.c
index 21b89663a9c3..f79adf8fd9a0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/hdmi-staging/sde_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/hdmi-staging/sde_hdmi.c
@@ -3256,8 +3256,6 @@ int sde_hdmi_drm_init(struct sde_hdmi *display, struct drm_encoder *enc)
 	if (sde_kms->splash_info.handoff) {
 		sde_hdmi_bridge_power_on(hdmi->bridge);
 		hdmi->power_on = true;
-	} else {
-		hdmi->power_on = false;
 	}
 
 	mutex_unlock(&display->display_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/hdmi-staging/sde_hdmi_bridge.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/hdmi-staging/sde_hdmi_bridge.c
index 8b399e02ec0c..b76aab3926ed 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/hdmi-staging/sde_hdmi_bridge.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/hdmi-staging/sde_hdmi_bridge.c
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ static void _sde_hdmi_bridge_pre_enable(struct drm_bridge *bridge)
 
 	if (!hdmi->power_on) {
 		_sde_hdmi_bridge_power_on(bridge);
+		hdmi->power_on = true;
 	}
 
 	if (phy)