diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/display.c
index 94c012e0584b5308bdb023f5a8d392255ebbd053..26cb59be045e3deda5f6af41bbc0995430b935f7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/display.c
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ static int disp_num_counter;
 int omapdss_register_display(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 {
 	struct omap_dss_driver *drv = dssdev->driver;
+	struct list_head *cur;
 	int id;
 
 	/*
@@ -118,7 +119,14 @@ int omapdss_register_display(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 		drv->get_timings = omapdss_default_get_timings;
 
 	mutex_lock(&panel_list_mutex);
-	list_add_tail(&dssdev->panel_list, &panel_list);
+	list_for_each(cur, &panel_list) {
+		struct omap_dss_device *ldev = list_entry(cur,
+							 struct omap_dss_device,
+							 panel_list);
+		if (strcmp(ldev->alias, dssdev->alias) > 0)
+			break;
+	}
+	list_add_tail(&dssdev->panel_list, cur);
 	mutex_unlock(&panel_list_mutex);
 	return 0;
 }