diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_drv.c
index a8d6dffcd02c..563e308912aa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_drv.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/dma-mapping.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
@@ -222,6 +223,8 @@ static int mxsfb_load(struct drm_device *drm,
 	if (!mxsfb)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	mxsfb->enabled =
+		of_property_read_bool(drm->dev->of_node, "fsl,boot-on");
 	mxsfb->drm = drm;
 	drm->dev_private = mxsfb;
 	mxsfb->devdata = devdata;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_drv.h
index d160d921b25f..0f9ae4ce450c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_drv.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ struct mxsfb_drm_private {
 	struct drm_bridge		*bridge;
 
 	bool				crc_active;
+	bool                            enabled;
 };
 
 static inline struct mxsfb_drm_private *
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_kms.c
index 7ed2516b6de0..d064a2bb65df 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_kms.c
@@ -202,9 +202,11 @@ static void mxsfb_enable_controller(struct mxsfb_drm_private *mxsfb)
 	writel(reg, mxsfb->base + LCDC_CTRL1);
 
 	writel(CTRL_RUN, mxsfb->base + LCDC_CTRL + REG_SET);
+
+	mxsfb->enabled = true;
 }
 
-static void mxsfb_disable_controller(struct mxsfb_drm_private *mxsfb)
+static void _mxsfb_disable_controller(struct mxsfb_drm_private *mxsfb)
 {
 	u32 reg;
 
@@ -221,6 +223,13 @@ static void mxsfb_disable_controller(struct mxsfb_drm_private *mxsfb)
 	reg &= ~VDCTRL4_SYNC_SIGNALS_ON;
 	writel(reg, mxsfb->base + LCDC_VDCTRL4);
 
+	mxsfb->enabled = false;
+}
+
+static void mxsfb_disable_controller(struct mxsfb_drm_private *mxsfb)
+{
+	_mxsfb_disable_controller(mxsfb);
+
 	clk_disable_unprepare(mxsfb->clk);
 	if (mxsfb->clk_disp_axi)
 		clk_disable_unprepare(mxsfb->clk_disp_axi);
@@ -354,6 +363,9 @@ static void mxsfb_crtc_atomic_enable(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	u32 bus_format = 0;
 	dma_addr_t dma_addr;
 
+	if (mxsfb->enabled)
+		_mxsfb_disable_controller(mxsfb);
+
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(drm->dev);
 	mxsfb_enable_axi_clk(mxsfb);