diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_connector.c b/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
index 817cadb26a..4f71d05f34 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
@@ -2882,7 +2882,7 @@ struct drm_connector *sde_connector_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	spin_lock_init(&c_conn->event_lock);
 
-	c_conn->base.panel = panel;
+	c_conn->panel = panel;
 	c_conn->connector_type = connector_type;
 	c_conn->encoder = encoder;
 	c_conn->display = display;
diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_connector.h b/msm/sde/sde_connector.h
index f322848057..6dfe752e1f 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_connector.h
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_connector.h
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ struct sde_connector {
 	int connector_type;
 
 	struct drm_encoder *encoder;
+	struct drm_panel *panel;
 	void *display;
 	void *drv_panel;
 	void *mst_port;