diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_mst.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_mst.c
index bca1d3bd1e6fb8bbe3737a4135d15fa57d0e1acf..1fec0c71b4d95a12baf8acc06c4fc58cbb910d1b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_mst.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_mst.c
@@ -458,6 +458,10 @@ static struct drm_connector *intel_dp_add_mst_connector(struct drm_dp_mst_topolo
 	if (!intel_connector)
 		return NULL;
 
+	intel_connector->get_hw_state = intel_dp_mst_get_hw_state;
+	intel_connector->mst_port = intel_dp;
+	intel_connector->port = port;
+
 	connector = &intel_connector->base;
 	ret = drm_connector_init(dev, connector, &intel_dp_mst_connector_funcs,
 				 DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DisplayPort);
@@ -468,10 +472,6 @@ static struct drm_connector *intel_dp_add_mst_connector(struct drm_dp_mst_topolo
 
 	drm_connector_helper_add(connector, &intel_dp_mst_connector_helper_funcs);
 
-	intel_connector->get_hw_state = intel_dp_mst_get_hw_state;
-	intel_connector->mst_port = intel_dp;
-	intel_connector->port = port;
-
 	for_each_pipe(dev_priv, pipe) {
 		struct drm_encoder *enc =
 			&intel_dp->mst_encoders[pipe]->base.base;