diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/core.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/core.c
index 16751755d43364c02c6b0d4814ea7b091cad474b..57b6a5296c8722eff3148797e93e5d16aa543787 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/core.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/core.c
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ static char *def_disp_name;
 module_param_named(def_disp, def_disp_name, charp, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(def_disp, "default display name");
 
-static bool dss_initialized;
-
 const char *omapdss_get_default_display_name(void)
 {
 	return core.default_display_name;
@@ -65,12 +63,6 @@ enum omapdss_version omapdss_get_version(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(omapdss_get_version);
 
-bool omapdss_is_initialized(void)
-{
-	return dss_initialized;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(omapdss_is_initialized);
-
 struct platform_device *dss_get_core_pdev(void)
 {
 	return core.pdev;
@@ -333,8 +325,6 @@ static int __init omap_dss_init(void)
 			dss_output_drv_loaded[i] = true;
 	}
 
-	dss_initialized = true;
-
 	return 0;
 
 err_dispc:
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/dss.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/dss.c
index 7f978b6a34e8022c1f47c5ccc53bbfe972c8fb9b..35601ab232e3e1dae7ed32d53d753dc734a872fa 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/dss.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/dss.c
@@ -111,6 +111,14 @@ static const char * const dss_generic_clk_source_names[] = {
 	[OMAP_DSS_CLK_SRC_DSI2_PLL_HSDIV_DSI]	= "DSI_PLL2_HSDIV_DSI",
 };
 
+static bool dss_initialized;
+
+bool omapdss_is_initialized(void)
+{
+	return dss_initialized;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(omapdss_is_initialized);
+
 static inline void dss_write_reg(const struct dss_reg idx, u32 val)
 {
 	__raw_writel(val, dss.base + idx.idx);
@@ -1141,6 +1149,8 @@ static int __init omap_dsshw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	pm_set_vt_switch(0);
 
+	dss_initialized = true;
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_pll_init:
@@ -1158,6 +1168,8 @@ static int __init omap_dsshw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static int __exit omap_dsshw_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	dss_initialized = false;
+
 	if (dss.video1_pll)
 		dss_video_pll_uninit(dss.video1_pll);