diff --git a/msm/eva/cvp.c b/msm/eva/cvp.c
index 797c5c3dfe..e3303f070b 100644
--- a/msm/eva/cvp.c
+++ b/msm/eva/cvp.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "cvp_private.h"
 #include "msm_cvp_clocks.h"
 #include "msm_cvp_dsp.h"
+#include "msm_cvp.h"
 
 #define CLASS_NAME              "cvp"
 #define DRIVER_NAME             "cvp"
@@ -272,6 +273,25 @@ static ssize_t boot_store(struct device *dev,
 			"Failed to close cvp instance\n");
 			return rc;
 		}
+	} else if ((val == 2) && booted) {
+		struct msm_cvp_inst *inst;
+
+		inst = msm_cvp_open(MSM_CORE_CVP, MSM_CVP_USER);
+		if (!inst) {
+			dprintk(CVP_ERR,
+			"Failed to create eva instance\n");
+			return -ENOMEM;
+		}
+		rc = msm_cvp_session_create(inst);
+		if (rc)
+			dprintk(CVP_ERR, "Failed to create eva session\n");
+
+		rc = msm_cvp_close(inst);
+		if (rc) {
+			dprintk(CVP_ERR,
+			"Failed to close eva instance\n");
+			return rc;
+		}
 	}
 	booted = 1;
 	return count;
diff --git a/msm/eva/msm_cvp.c b/msm/eva/msm_cvp.c
index f4c773e74e..85c1a2932b 100644
--- a/msm/eva/msm_cvp.c
+++ b/msm/eva/msm_cvp.c
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ static int msm_cvp_unregister_buffer(struct msm_cvp_inst *inst,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int msm_cvp_session_create(struct msm_cvp_inst *inst)
+int msm_cvp_session_create(struct msm_cvp_inst *inst)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 	struct synx_initialization_params params;
@@ -1884,9 +1884,6 @@ int msm_cvp_session_init(struct msm_cvp_inst *inst)
 	inst->clk_data.sys_cache_bw = 1000;
 
 	inst->prop.type = HFI_SESSION_CV;
-	if (inst->session_type == MSM_CVP_KERNEL)
-		inst->prop.type = HFI_SESSION_DMM;
-
 	inst->prop.kernel_mask = 0xFFFFFFFF;
 	inst->prop.priority = 0;
 	inst->prop.is_secure = 0;
diff --git a/msm/eva/msm_cvp.h b/msm/eva/msm_cvp.h
index 5750026b42..494c6eccda 100644
--- a/msm/eva/msm_cvp.h
+++ b/msm/eva/msm_cvp.h
@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@ int msm_cvp_handle_syscall(struct msm_cvp_inst *inst, struct eva_kmd_arg *arg);
 int msm_cvp_session_init(struct msm_cvp_inst *inst);
 int msm_cvp_session_deinit(struct msm_cvp_inst *inst);
 int msm_cvp_session_queue_stop(struct msm_cvp_inst *inst);
+int msm_cvp_session_create(struct msm_cvp_inst *inst);
 int cvp_stop_clean_fence_queue(struct msm_cvp_inst *inst);
 #endif