diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
index c4e4e19b5ea1..82bf16d61a45 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ static void dpu_encoder_virt_mode_set(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc,
 	struct dpu_hw_ctl *hw_ctl[MAX_CHANNELS_PER_ENC] = { NULL };
 	struct dpu_hw_mixer *hw_lm[MAX_CHANNELS_PER_ENC] = { NULL };
 	int num_lm = 0, num_ctl = 0;
-	int i = 0, ret;
+	int i, j, ret;
 
 	if (!drm_enc) {
 		DPU_ERROR("invalid encoder\n");
@@ -1066,6 +1066,26 @@ static void dpu_encoder_virt_mode_set(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc,
 			phys->hw_pp = dpu_enc->hw_pp[i];
 			phys->hw_ctl = hw_ctl[i];
 
+			dpu_rm_init_hw_iter(&hw_iter, drm_enc->base.id,
+					    DPU_HW_BLK_INTF);
+			for (j = 0; j < MAX_CHANNELS_PER_ENC; j++) {
+				struct dpu_hw_intf *hw_intf;
+
+				if (!dpu_rm_get_hw(&dpu_kms->rm, &hw_iter))
+					break;
+
+				hw_intf = (struct dpu_hw_intf *)hw_iter.hw;
+				if (hw_intf->idx == phys->intf_idx)
+					phys->hw_intf = hw_intf;
+			}
+
+			if (!phys->hw_intf) {
+				DPU_ERROR_ENC(dpu_enc,
+					      "no intf block assigned at idx: %d\n",
+					      i);
+				goto error;
+			}
+
 			phys->connector = conn->state->connector;
 			if (phys->ops.mode_set)
 				phys->ops.mode_set(phys, mode, adj_mode);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder_phys_vid.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder_phys_vid.c
index ae5449c73c5e..0adfdfc8775f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder_phys_vid.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder_phys_vid.c
@@ -449,35 +449,11 @@ end:
 
 static void dpu_encoder_phys_vid_enable(struct dpu_encoder_phys *phys_enc)
 {
-	struct msm_drm_private *priv;
-	struct dpu_rm_hw_iter iter;
 	struct dpu_hw_ctl *ctl;
 	u32 flush_mask = 0;
 
-	if (!phys_enc || !phys_enc->parent || !phys_enc->parent->dev ||
-			!phys_enc->parent->dev->dev_private) {
-		DPU_ERROR("invalid encoder/device\n");
-		return;
-	}
-	priv = phys_enc->parent->dev->dev_private;
-
 	ctl = phys_enc->hw_ctl;
 
-	dpu_rm_init_hw_iter(&iter, phys_enc->parent->base.id, DPU_HW_BLK_INTF);
-	while (dpu_rm_get_hw(&phys_enc->dpu_kms->rm, &iter)) {
-		struct dpu_hw_intf *hw_intf = (struct dpu_hw_intf *)iter.hw;
-
-		if (hw_intf->idx == phys_enc->intf_idx) {
-			phys_enc->hw_intf = hw_intf;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (!phys_enc->hw_intf) {
-		DPU_ERROR("hw_intf not assigned\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
 	DPU_DEBUG_VIDENC(phys_enc, "\n");
 
 	if (WARN_ON(!phys_enc->hw_intf->ops.enable_timing))