diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
index 826586ffbe83..b3577cb367af 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
@@ -247,6 +247,9 @@ static int omap_modeset_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 		struct drm_encoder *encoder = priv->encoders[i];
 		struct omap_dss_device *dssdev =
 					omap_encoder_get_dssdev(encoder);
+		struct omap_dss_output *output;
+
+		output = omapdss_find_output_from_display(dssdev);
 
 		/* figure out which crtc's we can connect the encoder to: */
 		encoder->possible_crtcs = 0;
@@ -259,7 +262,7 @@ static int omap_modeset_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 			supported_outputs =
 				dss_feat_get_supported_outputs(crtc_channel);
 
-			if (supported_outputs & dssdev->output->id)
+			if (supported_outputs & output->id)
 				encoder->possible_crtcs |= (1 << id);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/manager-sysfs.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/manager-sysfs.c
index 9a2fb59b6f89..51046819f33b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/manager-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/manager-sysfs.c
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ static ssize_t manager_display_store(struct omap_overlay_manager *mgr,
 	}
 
 	if (dssdev) {
-		struct omap_dss_output *out = dssdev->output;
+		struct omap_dss_output *out;
+
+		out = omapdss_find_output_from_display(dssdev);
 
 		/*
 		 * a registered device should have an output connected to it
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/output.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/output.c
index 4d01001497f4..ab2c0f0ab244 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/output.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/output.c
@@ -141,6 +141,25 @@ struct omap_dss_output *omap_dss_find_output_by_node(struct device_node *node)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(omap_dss_find_output_by_node);
 
+struct omap_dss_output *omapdss_find_output_from_display(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
+{
+	return dssdev->output;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(omapdss_find_output_from_display);
+
+struct omap_overlay_manager *omapdss_find_mgr_from_display(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
+{
+	struct omap_dss_output *out;
+
+	out = omapdss_find_output_from_display(dssdev);
+
+	if (out == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return out->manager;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(omapdss_find_mgr_from_display);
+
 static const struct dss_mgr_ops *dss_mgr_ops;
 
 int dss_install_mgr_ops(const struct dss_mgr_ops *mgr_ops)
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-ioctl.c b/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-ioctl.c
index d30b45d72649..146b6f5428db 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-ioctl.c
@@ -770,12 +770,17 @@ int omapfb_ioctl(struct fb_info *fbi, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 
 	case OMAPFB_WAITFORVSYNC:
 		DBG("ioctl WAITFORVSYNC\n");
-		if (!display || !display->output || !display->output->manager) {
+
+		if (!display) {
 			r = -EINVAL;
 			break;
 		}
 
-		mgr = display->output->manager;
+		mgr = omapdss_find_mgr_from_display(display);
+		if (!mgr) {
+			r = -EINVAL;
+			break;
+		}
 
 		r = mgr->wait_for_vsync(mgr);
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-main.c b/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-main.c
index 856917b33616..cc8953c4faa1 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-main.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-main.c
@@ -2363,18 +2363,16 @@ static int omapfb_init_connections(struct omapfb2_device *fbdev,
 	int i, r;
 	struct omap_overlay_manager *mgr;
 
-	if (!def_dssdev->output) {
-		dev_err(fbdev->dev, "no output for the default display\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	for (i = 0; i < fbdev->num_displays; ++i) {
 		struct omap_dss_device *dssdev = fbdev->displays[i].dssdev;
-		struct omap_dss_output *out = dssdev->output;
+		struct omap_dss_output *out;
+
+		out = omapdss_find_output_from_display(dssdev);
+		if (!out)
+			continue;
 
 		mgr = omap_dss_get_overlay_manager(out->dispc_channel);
-
-		if (!mgr || !out)
+		if (!mgr)
 			continue;
 
 		if (mgr->output)
@@ -2383,7 +2381,7 @@ static int omapfb_init_connections(struct omapfb2_device *fbdev,
 		mgr->set_output(mgr, out);
 	}
 
-	mgr = def_dssdev->output->manager;
+	mgr = omapdss_find_mgr_from_display(def_dssdev);
 
 	if (!mgr) {
 		dev_err(fbdev->dev, "no ovl manager for the default display\n");
diff --git a/include/video/omapdss.h b/include/video/omapdss.h
index 25a944e080b4..898f81247859 100644
--- a/include/video/omapdss.h
+++ b/include/video/omapdss.h
@@ -786,6 +786,9 @@ int omapdss_output_set_device(struct omap_dss_output *out,
 		struct omap_dss_device *dssdev);
 int omapdss_output_unset_device(struct omap_dss_output *out);
 
+struct omap_dss_output *omapdss_find_output_from_display(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev);
+struct omap_overlay_manager *omapdss_find_mgr_from_display(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev);
+
 void omapdss_default_get_resolution(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 		u16 *xres, u16 *yres);
 int omapdss_default_get_recommended_bpp(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev);