diff --git a/msm/dsi/dsi_display.c b/msm/dsi/dsi_display.c
index a9e0d3cac4..155111f5b7 100644
--- a/msm/dsi/dsi_display.c
+++ b/msm/dsi/dsi_display.c
@@ -1660,9 +1660,10 @@ static ssize_t debugfs_esd_trigger_check(struct file *file,
 	}
 
 	if (display->esd_trigger) {
+		struct dsi_panel *panel = display->panel;
+
 		DSI_INFO("ESD attack triggered by user\n");
-		rc = dsi_panel_trigger_esd_attack(display->panel,
-						display->trusted_vm_env);
+		rc = panel->panel_ops.trigger_esd_attack(panel);
 		if (rc) {
 			DSI_ERR("Failed to trigger ESD attack\n");
 			goto error;
diff --git a/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.c b/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.c
index 4948fee514..7b6ba80fc2 100644
--- a/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.c
+++ b/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.c
@@ -193,47 +193,14 @@ static int dsi_panel_gpio_release(struct dsi_panel *panel)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-int dsi_panel_trigger_esd_attack(struct dsi_panel *panel, bool trusted_vm_env)
+static int dsi_panel_trigger_esd_attack_sub(int reset_gpio)
 {
-	if (!panel) {
-		DSI_ERR("Invalid panel param\n");
+	if (!gpio_is_valid(reset_gpio)) {
+		DSI_INFO("failed to pull down the reset gpio\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* toggle reset-gpio by writing directly to register in trusted-vm */
-	if (trusted_vm_env) {
-		struct dsi_tlmm_gpio *gpio = NULL;
-		void __iomem *io;
-		u32 offset = 0x4;
-		int i;
-
-		for (i = 0; i < panel->tlmm_gpio_count; i++)
-			if (!strcmp(panel->tlmm_gpio[i].name, "reset-gpio"))
-				gpio = &panel->tlmm_gpio[i];
-
-		if (!gpio) {
-			DSI_ERR("reset gpio not found\n");
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-
-		io = ioremap(gpio->addr, gpio->size);
-		writel_relaxed(0, io + offset);
-		iounmap(io);
-
-	} else {
-		struct dsi_panel_reset_config *r_config = &panel->reset_config;
-
-		if (!r_config) {
-			DSI_ERR("Invalid panel reset configuration\n");
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-
-		if (!gpio_is_valid(r_config->reset_gpio)) {
-			DSI_ERR("failed to pull down gpio\n");
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-		gpio_set_value(r_config->reset_gpio, 0);
-	}
+	gpio_set_value(reset_gpio, 0);
 
 	SDE_EVT32(SDE_EVTLOG_FUNC_CASE1);
 	DSI_INFO("GPIO pulled low to simulate ESD\n");
@@ -241,6 +208,50 @@ int dsi_panel_trigger_esd_attack(struct dsi_panel *panel, bool trusted_vm_env)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int dsi_panel_vm_trigger_esd_attack(struct dsi_panel *panel)
+{
+	struct dsi_parser_utils *utils = &panel->utils;
+	int reset_gpio;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	reset_gpio = utils->get_named_gpio(utils->data,
+			"qcom,platform-reset-gpio", 0);
+	if (!gpio_is_valid(reset_gpio)) {
+		DSI_ERR("[%s] reset gpio not provided\n", panel->name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	rc = gpio_request(reset_gpio, "reset_gpio");
+	if (rc) {
+		DSI_ERR("request for reset_gpio failed, rc=%d\n", rc);
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	rc = dsi_panel_trigger_esd_attack_sub(reset_gpio);
+
+	gpio_free(reset_gpio);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+static int dsi_panel_trigger_esd_attack(struct dsi_panel *panel)
+{
+	struct dsi_panel_reset_config *r_config;
+
+	if (!panel) {
+		DSI_ERR("Invalid panel param\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	r_config = &panel->reset_config;
+	if (!r_config) {
+		DSI_ERR("Invalid panel reset configuration\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return dsi_panel_trigger_esd_attack_sub(r_config->reset_gpio);
+}
+
 static int dsi_panel_reset(struct dsi_panel *panel)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
@@ -3485,6 +3496,7 @@ static void dsi_panel_setup_vm_ops(struct dsi_panel *panel, bool trusted_vm_env)
 		panel->panel_ops.bl_unregister = dsi_panel_vm_stub;
 		panel->panel_ops.parse_gpios = dsi_panel_vm_stub;
 		panel->panel_ops.parse_power_cfg = dsi_panel_vm_stub;
+		panel->panel_ops.trigger_esd_attack = dsi_panel_vm_trigger_esd_attack;
 	} else {
 		panel->panel_ops.pinctrl_init = dsi_panel_pinctrl_init;
 		panel->panel_ops.gpio_request = dsi_panel_gpio_request;
@@ -3494,6 +3506,7 @@ static void dsi_panel_setup_vm_ops(struct dsi_panel *panel, bool trusted_vm_env)
 		panel->panel_ops.bl_unregister = dsi_panel_bl_unregister;
 		panel->panel_ops.parse_gpios = dsi_panel_parse_gpios;
 		panel->panel_ops.parse_power_cfg = dsi_panel_parse_power_cfg;
+		panel->panel_ops.trigger_esd_attack = dsi_panel_trigger_esd_attack;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.h b/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.h
index a9cd767a01..918e406568 100644
--- a/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.h
+++ b/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.h
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ struct dsi_panel_ops {
 	int (*bl_unregister)(struct dsi_panel *panel);
 	int (*parse_gpios)(struct dsi_panel *panel);
 	int (*parse_power_cfg)(struct dsi_panel *panel);
+	int (*trigger_esd_attack)(struct dsi_panel *panel);
 };
 
 struct dsi_panel {
@@ -310,8 +311,6 @@ struct dsi_panel *dsi_panel_get(struct device *parent,
 				int topology_override,
 				bool trusted_vm_env);
 
-int dsi_panel_trigger_esd_attack(struct dsi_panel *panel, bool trusted_vm_env);
-
 void dsi_panel_put(struct dsi_panel *panel);
 
 int dsi_panel_drv_init(struct dsi_panel *panel, struct mipi_dsi_host *host);