diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_connector.c
index 87cf3783efd..da074746967 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_connector.c
@@ -199,8 +199,7 @@ static int exynos_drm_connector_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct drm_encoder *exynos_drm_best_encoder(
-						struct drm_connector *connector)
+struct drm_encoder *exynos_drm_best_encoder(struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = connector->dev;
 	struct exynos_drm_connector *exynos_connector =
@@ -231,7 +230,7 @@ static struct drm_connector_helper_funcs exynos_connector_helper_funcs = {
 
 void exynos_drm_display_power(struct drm_connector *connector, int mode)
 {
-	struct drm_encoder *encoder = connector->encoder;
+	struct drm_encoder *encoder = exynos_drm_best_encoder(connector);
 	struct exynos_drm_connector *exynos_connector;
 	struct exynos_drm_manager *manager = exynos_drm_get_manager(encoder);
 	struct exynos_drm_display_ops *display_ops = manager->display_ops;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_connector.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_connector.h
index 40a55c2de4b..22f6cc442c3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_connector.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_connector.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 struct drm_connector *exynos_drm_connector_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 						   struct drm_encoder *encoder);
 
+struct drm_encoder *exynos_drm_best_encoder(struct drm_connector *connector);
+
 void exynos_drm_display_power(struct drm_connector *connector, int mode);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_encoder.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_encoder.c
index 96a10c38cd7..db1f7edc53a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_encoder.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_encoder.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static void exynos_drm_connector_power(struct drm_encoder *encoder, int mode)
 	struct drm_connector *connector;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(connector, &dev->mode_config.connector_list, head) {
-		if (connector->encoder == encoder) {
+		if (exynos_drm_best_encoder(connector) == encoder) {
 			DRM_DEBUG_KMS("connector[%d] dpms[%d]\n",
 					connector->base.id, mode);