diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi.c
index 316a0d6511fbfdc802f24ff9b6d6c3068495bc4d..5a38112c861909100a5a7d0904e39695cbcea6a9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi.c
@@ -1843,7 +1843,7 @@ void intel_dsi_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	drm_panel_attach(intel_dsi->panel, connector);
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
-	drm_panel_get_modes(intel_dsi->panel);
+	intel_dsi_vbt_get_modes(intel_dsi->panel);
 	list_for_each_entry(scan, &connector->probed_modes, head) {
 		if ((scan->type & DRM_MODE_TYPE_PREFERRED)) {
 			fixed_mode = drm_mode_duplicate(dev, scan);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi.h
index ac2f9e481f9de1e6f6627e3fbea5b8f1500859c3..bd3ec02daecb91d5f6958c9e38cb7a63d5f3e134 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi.h
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ void intel_dsi_reset_clocks(struct intel_encoder *encoder,
 			    enum port port);
 
 struct drm_panel *intel_dsi_vbt_init(struct intel_dsi *intel_dsi, u16 panel_id);
+int intel_dsi_vbt_get_modes(struct drm_panel *panel);
 enum mipi_dsi_pixel_format pixel_format_from_register_bits(u32 fmt);
 
 #endif /* _INTEL_DSI_H */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi_panel_vbt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi_panel_vbt.c
index 67d5092fd8307968116a3d2171b4c6fda0d4db1c..efe4845c56acee856449e05e6e799b36b5a39128 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi_panel_vbt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi_panel_vbt.c
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ void intel_dsi_exec_vbt_sequence(struct intel_dsi *intel_dsi,
 	}
 }
 
-static int vbt_panel_get_modes(struct drm_panel *panel)
+int intel_dsi_vbt_get_modes(struct drm_panel *panel)
 {
 	struct vbt_panel *vbt_panel = to_vbt_panel(panel);
 	struct intel_dsi *intel_dsi = vbt_panel->intel_dsi;
@@ -514,10 +514,6 @@ static int vbt_panel_get_modes(struct drm_panel *panel)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static const struct drm_panel_funcs vbt_panel_funcs = {
-	.get_modes = vbt_panel_get_modes,
-};
-
 struct drm_panel *intel_dsi_vbt_init(struct intel_dsi *intel_dsi, u16 panel_id)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = intel_dsi->base.base.dev;
@@ -816,7 +812,6 @@ struct drm_panel *intel_dsi_vbt_init(struct intel_dsi *intel_dsi, u16 panel_id)
 
 	vbt_panel->intel_dsi = intel_dsi;
 	drm_panel_init(&vbt_panel->panel);
-	vbt_panel->panel.funcs = &vbt_panel_funcs;
 	drm_panel_add(&vbt_panel->panel);
 
 	/* a regular driver would get the device in probe */