@@ -255,6 +255,9 @@  struct exynos_dsi_transfer {
 #define DSIM_STATE_CMD_LPM		BIT(2)
 #define DSIM_STATE_VIDOUT_AVAILABLE	BIT(3)
 
+#define exynos_dsi_hw_is_exynos(hw) \
+	((hw) >= DSIM_TYPE_EXYNOS3250 && (hw) <= DSIM_TYPE_EXYNOS5433)
+
 enum exynos_dsi_type {
 	DSIM_TYPE_EXYNOS3250,
 	DSIM_TYPE_EXYNOS4210,
@@ -1344,6 +1347,9 @@  static int exynos_dsi_init(struct exynos_dsi *dsi)
 {
 	const struct exynos_dsi_driver_data *driver_data = dsi->driver_data;
 
+	if (dsi->state & DSIM_STATE_INITIALIZED)
+		return 0;
+
 	exynos_dsi_reset(dsi);
 	exynos_dsi_enable_irq(dsi);
 
@@ -1356,6 +1362,8 @@  static int exynos_dsi_init(struct exynos_dsi *dsi)
 	exynos_dsi_set_phy_ctrl(dsi);
 	exynos_dsi_init_link(dsi);
 
+	dsi->state |= DSIM_STATE_INITIALIZED;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1411,6 +1419,16 @@  static void exynos_dsi_atomic_pre_enable(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 	}
 
 	dsi->state |= DSIM_STATE_ENABLED;
+
+	/*
+	 * For Exynos-DSIM the downstream bridge, or panel are expecting
+	 * the host initialization during DSI transfer.
+	 */
+	if (!exynos_dsi_hw_is_exynos(dsi->plat_data->hw_type)) {
+		ret = exynos_dsi_init(dsi);
+		if (ret)
+			return;
+	}
 }
 
 static void exynos_dsi_atomic_enable(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
@@ -1568,12 +1586,9 @@  static ssize_t exynos_dsi_host_transfer(struct mipi_dsi_host *host,
 	if (!(dsi->state & DSIM_STATE_ENABLED))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!(dsi->state & DSIM_STATE_INITIALIZED)) {
-		ret = exynos_dsi_init(dsi);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-		dsi->state |= DSIM_STATE_INITIALIZED;
-	}
+	ret = exynos_dsi_init(dsi);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	ret = mipi_dsi_create_packet(&xfer.packet, msg);
 	if (ret < 0)