diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index 268d37f26960f681266790d41d104c4a353c11b6..26d258d0618b529cdbb05a21b90ad65885f4cf4e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -2605,6 +2605,28 @@ void drm_atomic_helper_plane_destroy_state(struct drm_plane *plane,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_plane_destroy_state);
 
+/**
+ * __drm_atomic_helper_connector_reset - reset state on connector
+ * @connector: drm connector
+ * @conn_state: connector state to assign
+ *
+ * Initializes the newly allocated @conn_state and assigns it to
+ * #connector ->state, usually required when initializing the drivers
+ * or when called from the ->reset hook.
+ *
+ * This is useful for drivers that subclass the connector state.
+ */
+void
+__drm_atomic_helper_connector_reset(struct drm_connector *connector,
+				    struct drm_connector_state *conn_state)
+{
+	if (conn_state)
+		conn_state->connector = connector;
+
+	connector->state = conn_state;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__drm_atomic_helper_connector_reset);
+
 /**
  * drm_atomic_helper_connector_reset - default ->reset hook for connectors
  * @connector: drm connector
@@ -2615,11 +2637,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_plane_destroy_state);
  */
 void drm_atomic_helper_connector_reset(struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
-	kfree(connector->state);
-	connector->state = kzalloc(sizeof(*connector->state), GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct drm_connector_state *conn_state =
+		kzalloc(sizeof(*conn_state), GFP_KERNEL);
 
-	if (connector->state)
-		connector->state->connector = connector;
+	kfree(connector->state);
+	__drm_atomic_helper_connector_reset(connector, conn_state);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_helper_connector_reset);
 
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h
index a286cce98720fc46ac8b6cc981200f929e30b8bd..89d008dc08e2e2c6caa1d1d5eeb1ac3bdedd2474 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_atomic_helper.h
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ void __drm_atomic_helper_plane_destroy_state(struct drm_plane *plane,
 void drm_atomic_helper_plane_destroy_state(struct drm_plane *plane,
 					  struct drm_plane_state *state);
 
+void __drm_atomic_helper_connector_reset(struct drm_connector *connector,
+					 struct drm_connector_state *conn_state);
 void drm_atomic_helper_connector_reset(struct drm_connector *connector);
 void
 __drm_atomic_helper_connector_duplicate_state(struct drm_connector *connector,