diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_connector.c
index 6205ddd3ded030972a2caec5e4738421548447d8..562da3b741e2d6c9f0d918ebabb17791d90be680 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_connector.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ int intel_connector_init(struct intel_connector *connector)
 	__drm_atomic_helper_connector_reset(&connector->base,
 					    &conn_state->base);
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&connector->panel.fixed_modes);
+	intel_panel_init_alloc(connector);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_panel.c
index 1640726bfbf6ad16ccc036d13cf745113d7229b7..b49228eb79e75601271bb043ae662bed7594d556 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_panel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_panel.c
@@ -661,6 +661,13 @@ intel_panel_mode_valid(struct intel_connector *connector,
 	return MODE_OK;
 }
 
+void intel_panel_init_alloc(struct intel_connector *connector)
+{
+	struct intel_panel *panel = &connector->panel;
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&panel->fixed_modes);
+}
+
 int intel_panel_init(struct intel_connector *connector)
 {
 	struct intel_panel *panel = &connector->panel;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_panel.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_panel.h
index 5c5b5b7f95b6c5dd1ccac3115d248e15f7c14d64..4b51e1c51da62518f0c3c14164a0f154a182ed82 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_panel.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_panel.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ struct intel_connector;
 struct intel_crtc_state;
 struct intel_encoder;
 
+void intel_panel_init_alloc(struct intel_connector *connector);
 int intel_panel_init(struct intel_connector *connector);
 void intel_panel_fini(struct intel_connector *connector);
 enum drm_connector_status