return 0;
        }
 
-       msm_dsi->encoder = encoder;
-
-       bridge = msm_dsi_manager_bridge_init(msm_dsi);
+       bridge = msm_dsi_manager_bridge_init(msm_dsi, encoder);
        if (IS_ERR(bridge)) {
                ret = PTR_ERR(bridge);
                DRM_DEV_ERROR(dev->dev, "failed to create dsi bridge: %d\n", ret);
 
        struct device *phy_dev;
        bool phy_enabled;
 
-       /* the encoder we are hooked to (outside of dsi block) */
-       struct drm_encoder *encoder;
-
        int id;
 };
 
 /* dsi manager */
-struct drm_bridge *msm_dsi_manager_bridge_init(struct msm_dsi *msm_dsi);
+struct drm_bridge *msm_dsi_manager_bridge_init(struct msm_dsi *msm_dsi,
+                                              struct drm_encoder *encoder);
 int msm_dsi_manager_ext_bridge_init(u8 id, struct drm_bridge *int_bridge);
 int msm_dsi_manager_cmd_xfer(int id, const struct mipi_dsi_msg *msg);
 bool msm_dsi_manager_cmd_xfer_trigger(int id, u32 dma_base, u32 len);
 
 };
 
 /* initialize bridge */
-struct drm_bridge *msm_dsi_manager_bridge_init(struct msm_dsi *msm_dsi)
+struct drm_bridge *msm_dsi_manager_bridge_init(struct msm_dsi *msm_dsi,
+                                              struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 {
        struct drm_bridge *bridge;
        struct dsi_bridge *dsi_bridge;
-       struct drm_encoder *encoder;
        int ret;
 
        dsi_bridge = devm_kzalloc(msm_dsi->dev->dev,
 
        dsi_bridge->id = msm_dsi->id;
 
-       encoder = msm_dsi->encoder;
-
        bridge = &dsi_bridge->base;
        bridge->funcs = &dsi_mgr_bridge_funcs;
 
        if (IS_ERR(ext_bridge))
                return PTR_ERR(ext_bridge);
 
-       encoder = msm_dsi->encoder;
+       encoder = int_bridge->encoder;
 
        /*
         * Try first to create the bridge without it creating its own