diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
index f41b6f8b5618..cb2f06fc1123 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
@@ -15673,6 +15673,10 @@ static void intel_commit_modeset_enables(struct intel_atomic_state *state)
 static void skl_commit_modeset_enables(struct intel_atomic_state *state)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(state->base.dev);
+	const struct intel_dbuf_state *old_dbuf_state =
+		intel_atomic_get_old_dbuf_state(state);
+	const struct intel_dbuf_state *new_dbuf_state =
+		intel_atomic_get_new_dbuf_state(state);
 	struct intel_crtc *crtc;
 	struct intel_crtc_state *old_crtc_state, *new_crtc_state;
 	struct skl_ddb_entry entries[I915_MAX_PIPES] = {};
@@ -15687,7 +15691,7 @@ static void skl_commit_modeset_enables(struct intel_atomic_state *state)
 
 		/* ignore allocations for crtc's that have been turned off. */
 		if (!needs_modeset(new_crtc_state)) {
-			entries[pipe] = old_crtc_state->wm.skl.ddb;
+			entries[pipe] = old_dbuf_state->ddb[pipe];
 			update_pipes |= BIT(pipe);
 		} else {
 			modeset_pipes |= BIT(pipe);
@@ -15711,11 +15715,11 @@ static void skl_commit_modeset_enables(struct intel_atomic_state *state)
 			if ((update_pipes & BIT(pipe)) == 0)
 				continue;
 
-			if (skl_ddb_allocation_overlaps(&new_crtc_state->wm.skl.ddb,
+			if (skl_ddb_allocation_overlaps(&new_dbuf_state->ddb[pipe],
 							entries, I915_MAX_PIPES, pipe))
 				continue;
 
-			entries[pipe] = new_crtc_state->wm.skl.ddb;
+			entries[pipe] = new_dbuf_state->ddb[pipe];
 			update_pipes &= ~BIT(pipe);
 
 			intel_update_crtc(state, crtc);
@@ -15726,8 +15730,8 @@ static void skl_commit_modeset_enables(struct intel_atomic_state *state)
 			 * then we need to wait for a vblank to pass for the
 			 * new ddb allocation to take effect.
 			 */
-			if (!skl_ddb_entry_equal(&new_crtc_state->wm.skl.ddb,
-						 &old_crtc_state->wm.skl.ddb) &&
+			if (!skl_ddb_entry_equal(&new_dbuf_state->ddb[pipe],
+						 &old_dbuf_state->ddb[pipe]) &&
 			    (update_pipes | modeset_pipes))
 				intel_wait_for_vblank(dev_priv, pipe);
 		}
@@ -15778,10 +15782,11 @@ static void skl_commit_modeset_enables(struct intel_atomic_state *state)
 		if ((update_pipes & BIT(pipe)) == 0)
 			continue;
 
-		drm_WARN_ON(&dev_priv->drm, skl_ddb_allocation_overlaps(&new_crtc_state->wm.skl.ddb,
-									entries, I915_MAX_PIPES, pipe));
+		drm_WARN_ON(&dev_priv->drm,
+			    skl_ddb_allocation_overlaps(&new_dbuf_state->ddb[pipe],
+							entries, I915_MAX_PIPES, pipe));
 
-		entries[pipe] = new_crtc_state->wm.skl.ddb;
+		entries[pipe] = new_dbuf_state->ddb[pipe];
 		update_pipes &= ~BIT(pipe);
 
 		intel_update_crtc(state, crtc);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h
index f6f0626649e0..a4b5c06a1181 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h
@@ -757,7 +757,6 @@ struct intel_crtc_wm_state {
 		struct {
 			/* gen9+ only needs 1-step wm programming */
 			struct skl_pipe_wm optimal;
-			struct skl_ddb_entry ddb;
 			struct skl_ddb_entry plane_ddb_y[I915_MAX_PLANES];
 			struct skl_ddb_entry plane_ddb_uv[I915_MAX_PLANES];
 		} skl;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index e4917454ec07..2ec48d9522e8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -4154,16 +4154,8 @@ skl_ddb_get_pipe_allocation_limits(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 	 * grab _all_ crtc locks, including the one we currently hold.
 	 */
 	if (old_dbuf_state->active_pipes == new_dbuf_state->active_pipes &&
-	    !dev_priv->wm.distrust_bios_wm) {
-		/*
-		 * alloc may be cleared by clear_intel_crtc_state,
-		 * copy from old state to be sure
-		 *
-		 * FIXME get rid of this mess
-		 */
-		*alloc = to_intel_crtc_state(for_crtc->base.state)->wm.skl.ddb;
+	    !dev_priv->wm.distrust_bios_wm)
 		return 0;
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Get allowed DBuf slices for correspondent pipe and platform.
@@ -4790,7 +4782,11 @@ skl_allocate_pipe_ddb(struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state)
 {
 	struct intel_crtc *crtc = to_intel_crtc(crtc_state->uapi.crtc);
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(crtc->base.dev);
-	struct skl_ddb_entry *alloc = &crtc_state->wm.skl.ddb;
+	struct intel_atomic_state *state =
+		to_intel_atomic_state(crtc_state->uapi.state);
+	struct intel_dbuf_state *dbuf_state =
+		intel_atomic_get_new_dbuf_state(state);
+	struct skl_ddb_entry *alloc = &dbuf_state->ddb[crtc->pipe];
 	u16 alloc_size, start = 0;
 	u16 total[I915_MAX_PLANES] = {};
 	u16 uv_total[I915_MAX_PLANES] = {};
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.h
index 00910bc01407..724204bb8442 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.h
@@ -9,8 +9,10 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 #include "display/intel_bw.h"
+#include "display/intel_display.h"
 #include "display/intel_global_state.h"
 
+#include "i915_drv.h"
 #include "i915_reg.h"
 
 struct drm_device;
@@ -68,6 +70,8 @@ bool intel_set_memory_cxsr(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, bool enable);
 struct intel_dbuf_state {
 	struct intel_global_state base;
 
+	struct skl_ddb_entry ddb[I915_MAX_PIPES];
+
 	u8 enabled_slices;
 	u8 active_pipes;
 };
