diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi.c
index ec572f8389ed..9593238ccc1b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dsi/dsi.c
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ int msm_dsi_modeset_init(struct msm_dsi *msm_dsi, struct drm_device *dev,
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
+	for (i = 0; i < MSM_DSI_ENCODER_NUM; i++)
+		msm_dsi->encoders[i] = encoders[i];
+
 	msm_dsi->bridge = msm_dsi_manager_bridge_init(msm_dsi->id);
 	if (IS_ERR(msm_dsi->bridge)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(msm_dsi->bridge);
@@ -213,11 +216,6 @@ int msm_dsi_modeset_init(struct msm_dsi *msm_dsi, struct drm_device *dev,
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < MSM_DSI_ENCODER_NUM; i++) {
-		encoders[i]->bridge = msm_dsi->bridge;
-		msm_dsi->encoders[i] = encoders[i];
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * check if the dsi encoder output is connected to a panel or an
 	 * external bridge. We create a connector only if we're connected to a