diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/icl_dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/icl_dsi.c
index ae14c794c4bc..d56d01f07bb7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/icl_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/icl_dsi.c
@@ -2054,7 +2054,7 @@ void icl_dsi_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	intel_panel_init(intel_connector);
+	intel_panel_init(intel_connector, NULL);
 
 	intel_backlight_setup(intel_connector, INVALID_PIPE);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_connector.c
index 4814d4e2f7f9..257afac34839 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_connector.c
@@ -99,9 +99,6 @@ void intel_connector_destroy(struct drm_connector *connector)
 
 	intel_hdcp_cleanup(intel_connector);
 
-	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(intel_connector->edid))
-		drm_edid_free(intel_connector->edid);
-
 	intel_panel_fini(intel_connector);
 
 	drm_connector_cleanup(connector);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h
index 34dc850340b8..6feb232bb1c2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h
@@ -351,6 +351,9 @@ struct intel_vbt_panel_data {
 };
 
 struct intel_panel {
+	/* Fixed EDID for eDP and LVDS. May hold ERR_PTR for invalid EDID. */
+	const struct drm_edid *fixed_edid;
+
 	struct list_head fixed_modes;
 
 	/* backlight */
@@ -591,8 +594,7 @@ struct intel_connector {
 	/* Panel info for eDP and LVDS */
 	struct intel_panel panel;
 
-	/* Cached EDID for eDP and LVDS. May hold ERR_PTR for invalid EDID. */
-	const struct drm_edid *edid;
+	/* Cached EDID for detect. */
 	const struct drm_edid *detect_edid;
 
 	/* Number of times hotplug detection was tried after an HPD interrupt */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
index a44eefb97e8d..e14c13444643 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
@@ -4477,18 +4477,19 @@ bool intel_digital_port_connected(struct intel_encoder *encoder)
 static const struct drm_edid *
 intel_dp_get_edid(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
 {
-	struct intel_connector *intel_connector = intel_dp->attached_connector;
+	struct intel_connector *connector = intel_dp->attached_connector;
+	const struct drm_edid *fixed_edid = connector->panel.fixed_edid;
 
-	/* use cached edid if we have one */
-	if (intel_connector->edid) {
+	/* Use panel fixed edid if we have one */
+	if (fixed_edid) {
 		/* invalid edid */
-		if (IS_ERR(intel_connector->edid))
+		if (IS_ERR(fixed_edid))
 			return NULL;
 
-		return drm_edid_dup(intel_connector->edid);
-	} else
-		return drm_edid_read_ddc(&intel_connector->base,
-					 &intel_dp->aux.ddc);
+		return drm_edid_dup(fixed_edid);
+	}
+
+	return drm_edid_read_ddc(&connector->base, &intel_dp->aux.ddc);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -5313,7 +5314,6 @@ static bool intel_edp_init_connector(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 	} else {
 		drm_edid = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 	}
-	intel_connector->edid = drm_edid;
 
 	intel_bios_init_panel_late(dev_priv, &intel_connector->panel, encoder->devdata,
 				   IS_ERR(drm_edid) ? NULL : drm_edid);
@@ -5340,7 +5340,7 @@ static bool intel_edp_init_connector(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 		goto out_vdd_off;
 	}
 
-	intel_panel_init(intel_connector);
+	intel_panel_init(intel_connector, drm_edid);
 
 	intel_edp_backlight_setup(intel_dp, intel_connector);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dvo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dvo.c
index 4aeae0f3ac91..0be8105cb18a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dvo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dvo.c
@@ -554,6 +554,6 @@ void intel_dvo_init(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
 		 */
 		intel_panel_add_encoder_fixed_mode(connector, encoder);
 
-		intel_panel_init(connector);
+		intel_panel_init(connector, NULL);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_lvds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_lvds.c
index 9f6910bba2e9..a1557d84ce0a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_lvds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_lvds.c
@@ -477,10 +477,11 @@ static int intel_lvds_compute_config(struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder,
 static int intel_lvds_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
 	struct intel_connector *intel_connector = to_intel_connector(connector);
+	const struct drm_edid *fixed_edid = intel_connector->panel.fixed_edid;
 
-	/* use cached edid if we have one */
-	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(intel_connector->edid)) {
-		drm_edid_connector_update(connector, intel_connector->edid);
+	/* Use panel fixed edid if we have one */
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(fixed_edid)) {
+		drm_edid_connector_update(connector, fixed_edid);
 
 		return drm_edid_connector_add_modes(connector);
 	}
@@ -974,8 +975,6 @@ void intel_lvds_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	} else {
 		drm_edid = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 	}
-	intel_connector->edid = drm_edid;
-
 	intel_bios_init_panel_late(dev_priv, &intel_connector->panel, NULL,
 				   IS_ERR(drm_edid) ? NULL : drm_edid);
 
@@ -1000,7 +999,7 @@ void intel_lvds_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	if (!intel_panel_preferred_fixed_mode(intel_connector))
 		goto failed;
 
-	intel_panel_init(intel_connector);
+	intel_panel_init(intel_connector, drm_edid);
 
 	intel_backlight_setup(intel_connector, INVALID_PIPE);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_panel.c
index 3b1004b019a8..42aa04bac261 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_panel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_panel.c
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/pwm.h>
 
+#include <drm/drm_edid.h>
+
 #include "i915_reg.h"
 #include "intel_backlight.h"
 #include "intel_connector.h"
@@ -670,10 +672,13 @@ void intel_panel_init_alloc(struct intel_connector *connector)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&panel->fixed_modes);
 }
 
-int intel_panel_init(struct intel_connector *connector)
+int intel_panel_init(struct intel_connector *connector,
+		     const struct drm_edid *fixed_edid)
 {
 	struct intel_panel *panel = &connector->panel;
 
+	panel->fixed_edid = fixed_edid;
+
 	intel_backlight_init_funcs(panel);
 
 	if (!has_drrs_modes(connector))
@@ -692,6 +697,9 @@ void intel_panel_fini(struct intel_connector *connector)
 	struct intel_panel *panel = &connector->panel;
 	struct drm_display_mode *fixed_mode, *next;
 
+	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(panel->fixed_edid))
+		drm_edid_free(panel->fixed_edid);
+
 	intel_backlight_destroy(panel);
 
 	intel_bios_fini_panel(panel);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_panel.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_panel.h
index 4b51e1c51da6..15a8c897b33f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_panel.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_panel.h
@@ -13,13 +13,15 @@ enum drrs_type;
 struct drm_connector;
 struct drm_connector_state;
 struct drm_display_mode;
+struct drm_edid;
 struct drm_i915_private;
 struct intel_connector;
 struct intel_crtc_state;
 struct intel_encoder;
 
 void intel_panel_init_alloc(struct intel_connector *connector);
-int intel_panel_init(struct intel_connector *connector);
+int intel_panel_init(struct intel_connector *connector,
+		     const struct drm_edid *fixed_edid);
 void intel_panel_fini(struct intel_connector *connector);
 enum drm_connector_status
 intel_panel_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_sdvo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_sdvo.c
index 21805c15d5eb..c58e5cfa8e88 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_sdvo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_sdvo.c
@@ -2903,7 +2903,7 @@ intel_sdvo_lvds_init(struct intel_sdvo *intel_sdvo, u16 type)
 		mutex_unlock(&i915->drm.mode_config.mutex);
 	}
 
-	intel_panel_init(intel_connector);
+	intel_panel_init(intel_connector, NULL);
 
 	if (!intel_panel_preferred_fixed_mode(intel_connector))
 		goto err;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/vlv_dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/vlv_dsi.c
index 662bdb656aa3..2289f6b1b4eb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/vlv_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/vlv_dsi.c
@@ -1983,7 +1983,7 @@ void vlv_dsi_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 		goto err_cleanup_connector;
 	}
 
-	intel_panel_init(intel_connector);
+	intel_panel_init(intel_connector, NULL);
 
 	intel_backlight_setup(intel_connector, INVALID_PIPE);
 
