diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
index 3ff1ed7b33db..a6395e9654af 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 void drm_atomic_state_default_release(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
 {
 	kfree(state->connectors);
-	kfree(state->connector_states);
 	kfree(state->crtcs);
 	kfree(state->crtc_states);
 	kfree(state->planes);
@@ -139,15 +138,15 @@ void drm_atomic_state_default_clear(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
 	DRM_DEBUG_ATOMIC("Clearing atomic state %p\n", state);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < state->num_connector; i++) {
-		struct drm_connector *connector = state->connectors[i];
+		struct drm_connector *connector = state->connectors[i].ptr;
 
 		if (!connector)
 			continue;
 
 		connector->funcs->atomic_destroy_state(connector,
-						       state->connector_states[i]);
-		state->connectors[i] = NULL;
-		state->connector_states[i] = NULL;
+						       state->connectors[i].state);
+		state->connectors[i].ptr = NULL;
+		state->connectors[i].state = NULL;
 		drm_connector_unreference(connector);
 	}
 
@@ -896,8 +895,7 @@ drm_atomic_get_connector_state(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
 	index = drm_connector_index(connector);
 
 	if (index >= state->num_connector) {
-		struct drm_connector **c;
-		struct drm_connector_state **cs;
+		struct __drm_connnectors_state *c;
 		int alloc = max(index + 1, config->num_connector);
 
 		c = krealloc(state->connectors, alloc * sizeof(*state->connectors), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -908,26 +906,19 @@ drm_atomic_get_connector_state(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
 		memset(&state->connectors[state->num_connector], 0,
 		       sizeof(*state->connectors) * (alloc - state->num_connector));
 
-		cs = krealloc(state->connector_states, alloc * sizeof(*state->connector_states), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!cs)
-			return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-
-		state->connector_states = cs;
-		memset(&state->connector_states[state->num_connector], 0,
-		       sizeof(*state->connector_states) * (alloc - state->num_connector));
 		state->num_connector = alloc;
 	}
 
-	if (state->connector_states[index])
-		return state->connector_states[index];
+	if (state->connectors[index].state)
+		return state->connectors[index].state;
 
 	connector_state = connector->funcs->atomic_duplicate_state(connector);
 	if (!connector_state)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	drm_connector_reference(connector);
-	state->connector_states[index] = connector_state;
-	state->connectors[index] = connector;
+	state->connectors[index].state = connector_state;
+	state->connectors[index].ptr = connector;
 	connector_state->state = state;
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_ATOMIC("Added [CONNECTOR:%d] %p state to %p\n",
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index 464541c87c40..0fb4868fdad6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -1567,7 +1567,7 @@ void drm_atomic_helper_swap_state(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	for_each_connector_in_state(state, connector, conn_state, i) {
 		connector->state->state = state;
-		swap(state->connector_states[i], connector->state);
+		swap(state->connectors[i].state, connector->state);
 		connector->state->state = NULL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_atomic.h b/include/drm/drm_atomic.h
index 4e97186293be..37478adb6a16 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_atomic.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_atomic.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ drm_atomic_get_existing_connector_state(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
 	if (index >= state->num_connector)
 		return NULL;
 
-	return state->connector_states[index];
+	return state->connectors[index].state;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -175,11 +175,11 @@ int __must_check drm_atomic_check_only(struct drm_atomic_state *state);
 int __must_check drm_atomic_commit(struct drm_atomic_state *state);
 int __must_check drm_atomic_nonblocking_commit(struct drm_atomic_state *state);
 
-#define for_each_connector_in_state(state, connector, connector_state, __i) \
+#define for_each_connector_in_state(__state, connector, connector_state, __i) \
 	for ((__i) = 0;							\
-	     (__i) < (state)->num_connector &&				\
-	     ((connector) = (state)->connectors[__i],			\
-	     (connector_state) = (state)->connector_states[__i], 1); 	\
+	     (__i) < (__state)->num_connector &&				\
+	     ((connector) = (__state)->connectors[__i].ptr,			\
+	     (connector_state) = (__state)->connectors[__i].state, 1); 	\
 	     (__i)++)							\
 		for_each_if (connector)
 
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
index 5bffb5c86ea8..d4c46bfe4142 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_crtc.h
@@ -1694,6 +1694,11 @@ struct drm_bridge {
 	void *driver_private;
 };
 
+struct __drm_connnectors_state {
+	struct drm_connector *ptr;
+	struct drm_connector_state *state;
+};
+
 /**
  * struct drm_atomic_state - the global state object for atomic updates
  * @dev: parent DRM device
@@ -1705,8 +1710,7 @@ struct drm_bridge {
  * @crtcs: pointer to array of CRTC pointers
  * @crtc_states: pointer to array of CRTC states pointers
  * @num_connector: size of the @connectors and @connector_states arrays
- * @connectors: pointer to array of connector pointers
- * @connector_states: pointer to array of connector states pointers
+ * @connectors: pointer to array of structures with per-connector data
  * @acquire_ctx: acquire context for this atomic modeset state update
  */
 struct drm_atomic_state {
@@ -1719,8 +1723,7 @@ struct drm_atomic_state {
 	struct drm_crtc **crtcs;
 	struct drm_crtc_state **crtc_states;
 	int num_connector;
-	struct drm_connector **connectors;
-	struct drm_connector_state **connector_states;
+	struct __drm_connnectors_state *connectors;
 
 	struct drm_modeset_acquire_ctx *acquire_ctx;
 };
