diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_crtc.c
index 84c5b13b33c9..fc1cdfa371ce 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_crtc.c
@@ -740,6 +740,9 @@ void mdp4_crtc_attach(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_plane *plane)
 
 void mdp4_crtc_detach(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_plane *plane)
 {
+	/* don't actually detatch our primary plane: */
+	if (to_mdp4_crtc(crtc)->plane == plane)
+		return;
 	set_attach(crtc, mdp4_plane_pipe(plane), NULL);
 }
 
@@ -791,7 +794,7 @@ struct drm_crtc *mdp4_crtc_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	INIT_FENCE_CB(&mdp4_crtc->pageflip_cb, pageflip_cb);
 
-	drm_crtc_init(dev, crtc, &mdp4_crtc_funcs);
+	drm_crtc_init_with_planes(dev, crtc, plane, NULL, &mdp4_crtc_funcs);
 	drm_crtc_helper_add(crtc, &mdp4_crtc_helper_funcs);
 
 	mdp4_plane_install_properties(mdp4_crtc->plane, &crtc->base);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_plane.c
index 1e893dd13859..66f33dba1ebb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_plane.c
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ struct drm_plane *mdp4_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 	struct drm_plane *plane = NULL;
 	struct mdp4_plane *mdp4_plane;
 	int ret;
+	enum drm_plane_type type;
 
 	mdp4_plane = kzalloc(sizeof(*mdp4_plane), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!mdp4_plane) {
@@ -237,9 +238,10 @@ struct drm_plane *mdp4_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 	mdp4_plane->nformats = mdp4_get_formats(pipe_id, mdp4_plane->formats,
 			ARRAY_SIZE(mdp4_plane->formats));
 
-	drm_plane_init(dev, plane, 0xff, &mdp4_plane_funcs,
-			mdp4_plane->formats, mdp4_plane->nformats,
-			private_plane);
+	type = private_plane ? DRM_PLANE_TYPE_PRIMARY : DRM_PLANE_TYPE_OVERLAY;
+	drm_universal_plane_init(dev, plane, 0xff, &mdp4_plane_funcs,
+				 mdp4_plane->formats, mdp4_plane->nformats,
+				 type);
 
 	mdp4_plane_install_properties(plane, &plane->base);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_crtc.c
index f2794021f086..54afdb2fc32e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_crtc.c
@@ -524,6 +524,9 @@ void mdp5_crtc_attach(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_plane *plane)
 
 void mdp5_crtc_detach(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_plane *plane)
 {
+	/* don't actually detatch our primary plane: */
+	if (to_mdp5_crtc(crtc)->plane == plane)
+		return;
 	set_attach(crtc, mdp5_plane_pipe(plane), NULL);
 }
 
@@ -559,7 +562,7 @@ struct drm_crtc *mdp5_crtc_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	INIT_FENCE_CB(&mdp5_crtc->pageflip_cb, pageflip_cb);
 
-	drm_crtc_init(dev, crtc, &mdp5_crtc_funcs);
+	drm_crtc_init_with_planes(dev, crtc, plane, NULL, &mdp5_crtc_funcs);
 	drm_crtc_helper_add(crtc, &mdp5_crtc_helper_funcs);
 
 	mdp5_plane_install_properties(mdp5_crtc->plane, &crtc->base);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_plane.c
index 0ac8bb5e7e85..47f7bbb9c15a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_plane.c
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ struct drm_plane *mdp5_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 	struct drm_plane *plane = NULL;
 	struct mdp5_plane *mdp5_plane;
 	int ret;
+	enum drm_plane_type type;
 
 	mdp5_plane = kzalloc(sizeof(*mdp5_plane), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!mdp5_plane) {
@@ -373,9 +374,10 @@ struct drm_plane *mdp5_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 	mdp5_plane->nformats = mdp5_get_formats(pipe, mdp5_plane->formats,
 			ARRAY_SIZE(mdp5_plane->formats));
 
-	drm_plane_init(dev, plane, 0xff, &mdp5_plane_funcs,
-			mdp5_plane->formats, mdp5_plane->nformats,
-			private_plane);
+	type = private_plane ? DRM_PLANE_TYPE_PRIMARY : DRM_PLANE_TYPE_OVERLAY;
+	drm_universal_plane_init(dev, plane, 0xff, &mdp5_plane_funcs,
+				 mdp5_plane->formats, mdp5_plane->nformats,
+				 type);
 
 	mdp5_plane_install_properties(plane, &plane->base);