diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/sde/sde_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
index 5fa4c21060f9..1cb81c53b605 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "sde_kms.h"
 #include "sde_connector.h"
 #include "sde_backlight.h"
+#include "sde_splash.h"
 
 #define SDE_DEBUG_CONN(c, fmt, ...) SDE_DEBUG("conn%d " fmt,\
 		(c) ? (c)->base.base.id : -1, ##__VA_ARGS__)
@@ -501,13 +502,35 @@ void sde_connector_prepare_fence(struct drm_connector *connector)
 
 void sde_connector_complete_commit(struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
+	struct drm_device *dev;
+	struct msm_drm_private *priv;
+	struct sde_connector *c_conn;
+	struct sde_kms *sde_kms;
+
 	if (!connector) {
 		SDE_ERROR("invalid connector\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
+	dev = connector->dev;
+	priv = dev->dev_private;
+	sde_kms = to_sde_kms(priv->kms);
+
 	/* signal connector's retire fence */
 	sde_fence_signal(&to_sde_connector(connector)->retire_fence, 0);
+
+	/* after first vsync comes,
+	 * early splash resource should start to be released.
+	 */
+	if (sde_splash_get_lk_complete_status(&sde_kms->splash_info)) {
+		c_conn = to_sde_connector(connector);
+
+		sde_splash_clean_up_free_resource(priv->kms,
+						&priv->phandle,
+						c_conn->connector_type,
+						c_conn->display);
+	}
+
 }
 
 static void sde_connector_update_hdr_props(struct drm_connector *connector)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/sde/sde_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/sde/sde_crtc.c
index 2e9e2192670d..298255a6f367 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/sde/sde_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/sde/sde_crtc.c
@@ -600,23 +600,14 @@ void sde_crtc_complete_commit(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 {
 	struct sde_crtc *sde_crtc;
 	struct sde_crtc_state *cstate;
-	struct drm_connector *conn;
-	struct sde_connector *c_conn;
-	struct drm_device *dev;
-	struct msm_drm_private *priv;
-	struct sde_kms *sde_kms;
 	int i;
 
-	if (!crtc || !crtc->state || !crtc->dev) {
+	if (!crtc || !crtc->state) {
 		SDE_ERROR("invalid crtc\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
-	dev = crtc->dev;
-	priv = dev->dev_private;
-
 	sde_crtc = to_sde_crtc(crtc);
-	sde_kms = _sde_crtc_get_kms(crtc);
 	cstate = to_sde_crtc_state(crtc->state);
 	SDE_EVT32(DRMID(crtc));
 
@@ -625,22 +616,6 @@ void sde_crtc_complete_commit(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 
 	for (i = 0; i < cstate->num_connectors; ++i)
 		sde_connector_complete_commit(cstate->connectors[i]);
-
-	if (sde_splash_get_lk_complete_status(&sde_kms->splash_info)) {
-		mutex_lock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
-		drm_for_each_connector(conn, crtc->dev) {
-			if (conn->state->crtc != crtc)
-				continue;
-
-			c_conn = to_sde_connector(conn);
-
-			sde_splash_clean_up_free_resource(priv->kms,
-					&priv->phandle,
-					c_conn->connector_type,
-					c_conn->display);
-		}
-		mutex_unlock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
-	}
 }
 
 /**