diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_connector.c b/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
index 4fb0dd5f06..84e2d5b891 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_connector.c
@@ -2707,6 +2707,12 @@ static int _sde_connector_install_properties(struct drm_device *dev,
 				sizeof(dsi_display->panel->hdr_props),
 				CONNECTOR_PROP_HDR_INFO);
 		}
+
+		mutex_lock(&c_conn->base.dev->mode_config.mutex);
+		sde_connector_fill_modes(&c_conn->base,
+						dev->mode_config.max_width,
+						dev->mode_config.max_height);
+		mutex_unlock(&c_conn->base.dev->mode_config.mutex);
 	}
 
 	msm_property_install_volatile_range(
diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_kms.c b/msm/sde/sde_kms.c
index 82a5530f8e..a46077cb2d 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_kms.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_kms.c
@@ -3086,16 +3086,6 @@ static int sde_kms_cont_splash_config(struct msm_kms *kms)
 			mutex_unlock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
-
-		if (connector->funcs->fill_modes) {
-			connector->funcs->fill_modes(connector,
-					dev->mode_config.max_width,
-					dev->mode_config.max_height);
-		} else {
-			SDE_ERROR("fill_modes api not defined\n");
-			mutex_unlock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
 
 		crtc->state->encoder_mask = (1 << drm_encoder_index(encoder));