diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda998x_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda998x_drv.c
index de0572ec597e688705db377bccdb2002d36ff884..e871a42463792469a8e6c63c9e8d586ad02e543e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda998x_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda998x_drv.c
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ tda998x_encoder_init(struct i2c_client *client,
 	priv->vip_cntrl_1 = VIP_CNTRL_1_SWAP_C(0) | VIP_CNTRL_1_SWAP_D(1);
 	priv->vip_cntrl_2 = VIP_CNTRL_2_SWAP_E(4) | VIP_CNTRL_2_SWAP_F(5);
 
-	priv->current_page = 0;
+	priv->current_page = 0xff;
 	priv->cec = i2c_new_dummy(client->adapter, 0x34);
 	if (!priv->cec)
 		return -ENODEV;