diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/samsung-dsim.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/samsung-dsim.c
index 2e15d753fdd0..ec3ab679afd9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/samsung-dsim.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/samsung-dsim.c
@@ -1254,6 +1254,19 @@ static int samsung_dsim_init(struct samsung_dsim *dsi, unsigned int flag)
 {
 	const struct samsung_dsim_driver_data *driver_data = dsi->driver_data;
 
+	/*
+	 * FIXME:
+	 * The existing drm panels and bridges in Exynos required host
+	 * initialization during the first DSI command transfer even though
+	 * the initialization was done before.
+	 *
+	 * This host reinitialization is handled via DSIM_STATE_REINITIALIZED
+	 * flag and triggers from host transfer. Do this exclusively for Exynos.
+	 */
+	if ((dsi->plat_data->hw_type == SAMSUNG_DSIM_TYPE_IMX8MM) &&
+	    dsi->state & DSIM_STATE_REINITIALIZED)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (dsi->state & flag)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -1467,7 +1480,7 @@ static ssize_t samsung_dsim_host_transfer(struct mipi_dsi_host *host,
 	if (!(dsi->state & DSIM_STATE_ENABLED))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = samsung_dsim_init(dsi, DSIM_STATE_INITIALIZED);
+	ret = samsung_dsim_init(dsi, DSIM_STATE_REINITIALIZED);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/include/drm/bridge/samsung-dsim.h b/include/drm/bridge/samsung-dsim.h
index b8132bf8e36f..0c5a905f3de7 100644
--- a/include/drm/bridge/samsung-dsim.h
+++ b/include/drm/bridge/samsung-dsim.h
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ struct samsung_dsim;
 
 #define DSIM_STATE_ENABLED		BIT(0)
 #define DSIM_STATE_INITIALIZED		BIT(1)
-#define DSIM_STATE_CMD_LPM		BIT(2)
-#define DSIM_STATE_VIDOUT_AVAILABLE	BIT(3)
+#define DSIM_STATE_REINITIALIZED	BIT(2)
+#define DSIM_STATE_CMD_LPM		BIT(3)
+#define DSIM_STATE_VIDOUT_AVAILABLE	BIT(4)
 
 enum samsung_dsim_type {
 	SAMSUNG_DSIM_TYPE_EXYNOS3250,