diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_drm_crtc.c
index 7aea658551bd..5be5ea763860 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_drm_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_drm_crtc.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ struct mtk_drm_crtc {
 #if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_MTK_CMDQ)
 	struct mbox_client		cmdq_cl;
 	struct mbox_chan		*cmdq_chan;
+	struct cmdq_pkt			cmdq_handle;
 	u32				cmdq_event;
 	u32				cmdq_vblank_cnt;
 #endif
@@ -226,19 +227,16 @@ struct mtk_ddp_comp *mtk_drm_ddp_comp_for_plane(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 }
 
 #if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_MTK_CMDQ)
-static struct cmdq_pkt *mtk_drm_cmdq_pkt_create(struct mbox_chan *chan, size_t size)
+static int mtk_drm_cmdq_pkt_create(struct mbox_chan *chan, struct cmdq_pkt *pkt,
+				    size_t size)
 {
-	struct cmdq_pkt *pkt;
 	struct device *dev;
 	dma_addr_t dma_addr;
 
-	pkt = kzalloc(sizeof(*pkt), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!pkt)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	pkt->va_base = kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!pkt->va_base) {
 		kfree(pkt);
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 	pkt->buf_size = size;
 
@@ -249,12 +247,12 @@ static struct cmdq_pkt *mtk_drm_cmdq_pkt_create(struct mbox_chan *chan, size_t s
 		dev_err(dev, "dma map failed, size=%u\n", (u32)(u64)size);
 		kfree(pkt->va_base);
 		kfree(pkt);
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
 	pkt->pa_base = dma_addr;
 
-	return pkt;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void mtk_drm_cmdq_pkt_destroy(struct mbox_chan *chan, struct cmdq_pkt *pkt)
@@ -477,7 +475,7 @@ static void mtk_drm_crtc_update_config(struct mtk_drm_crtc *mtk_crtc,
 				       bool needs_vblank)
 {
 #if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_MTK_CMDQ)
-	struct cmdq_pkt *cmdq_handle;
+	struct cmdq_pkt *cmdq_handle = &mtk_crtc->cmdq_handle;
 #endif
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc = &mtk_crtc->base;
 	struct mtk_drm_private *priv = crtc->dev->dev_private;
@@ -517,7 +515,7 @@ static void mtk_drm_crtc_update_config(struct mtk_drm_crtc *mtk_crtc,
 #if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_MTK_CMDQ)
 	if (mtk_crtc->cmdq_chan) {
 		mbox_flush(mtk_crtc->cmdq_chan, 2000);
-		cmdq_handle = mtk_drm_cmdq_pkt_create(mtk_crtc->cmdq_chan, PAGE_SIZE);
+		cmdq_handle->cmd_buf_size = 0;
 		cmdq_pkt_clear_event(cmdq_handle, mtk_crtc->cmdq_event);
 		cmdq_pkt_wfe(cmdq_handle, mtk_crtc->cmdq_event, false);
 		mtk_crtc_ddp_config(crtc, cmdq_handle);
@@ -915,6 +913,16 @@ int mtk_drm_crtc_create(struct drm_device *drm_dev,
 				drm_crtc_index(&mtk_crtc->base));
 			mbox_free_channel(mtk_crtc->cmdq_chan);
 			mtk_crtc->cmdq_chan = NULL;
+		} else {
+			ret = mtk_drm_cmdq_pkt_create(mtk_crtc->cmdq_chan,
+						       &mtk_crtc->cmdq_handle,
+						       PAGE_SIZE);
+			if (ret) {
+				dev_dbg(dev, "mtk_crtc %d failed to create cmdq packet\n",
+					drm_crtc_index(&mtk_crtc->base));
+				mbox_free_channel(mtk_crtc->cmdq_chan);
+				mtk_crtc->cmdq_chan = NULL;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 #endif