diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index bda6b9c82e66b367fb0ae630f4fdde087889fb04..e8f76be555df65e6346bb8db49a928b0a8b24036 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -6475,13 +6475,11 @@ static void intel_connector_check_state(struct intel_connector *connector)
 
 int intel_connector_init(struct intel_connector *connector)
 {
-	struct drm_connector_state *connector_state;
+	drm_atomic_helper_connector_reset(&connector->base);
 
-	connector_state = kzalloc(sizeof *connector_state, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!connector_state)
+	if (!connector->base.state)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	connector->base.state = connector_state;
 	return 0;
 }