diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_crtc.c
index 79b200aee18a..02075bfcd8fd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_crtc.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct omap_crtc {
 	 * mgr->id.)  Eventually this will be replaced w/ something
 	 * more common-panel-framework-y
 	 */
-	struct omap_overlay_manager mgr;
+	struct omap_overlay_manager *mgr;
 
 	struct omap_video_timings timings;
 	bool enabled;
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ uint32_t pipe2vbl(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
  * job of sequencing the setup of the video pipe in the proper order
  */
 
+/* ovl-mgr-id -> crtc */
+static struct omap_crtc *omap_crtcs[8];
+
 /* we can probably ignore these until we support command-mode panels: */
 static void omap_crtc_start_update(struct omap_overlay_manager *mgr)
 {
@@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ static void omap_crtc_disable(struct omap_overlay_manager *mgr)
 static void omap_crtc_set_timings(struct omap_overlay_manager *mgr,
 		const struct omap_video_timings *timings)
 {
-	struct omap_crtc *omap_crtc = container_of(mgr, struct omap_crtc, mgr);
+	struct omap_crtc *omap_crtc = omap_crtcs[mgr->id];
 	DBG("%s", omap_crtc->name);
 	omap_crtc->timings = *timings;
 	omap_crtc->full_update = true;
@@ -116,7 +119,7 @@ static void omap_crtc_set_timings(struct omap_overlay_manager *mgr,
 static void omap_crtc_set_lcd_config(struct omap_overlay_manager *mgr,
 		const struct dss_lcd_mgr_config *config)
 {
-	struct omap_crtc *omap_crtc = container_of(mgr, struct omap_crtc, mgr);
+	struct omap_crtc *omap_crtc = omap_crtcs[mgr->id];
 	DBG("%s", omap_crtc->name);
 	dispc_mgr_set_lcd_config(omap_crtc->channel, config);
 }
@@ -569,7 +572,7 @@ static void omap_crtc_pre_apply(struct omap_drm_apply *apply)
 	} else {
 		if (encoder) {
 			omap_encoder_set_enabled(encoder, false);
-			omap_encoder_update(encoder, &omap_crtc->mgr,
+			omap_encoder_update(encoder, omap_crtc->mgr,
 					&omap_crtc->timings);
 			omap_encoder_set_enabled(encoder, true);
 			omap_crtc->full_update = false;
@@ -595,6 +598,11 @@ static const char *channel_names[] = {
 		[OMAP_DSS_CHANNEL_LCD2] = "lcd2",
 };
 
+void omap_crtc_pre_init(void)
+{
+	dss_install_mgr_ops(&mgr_ops);
+}
+
 /* initialize crtc */
 struct drm_crtc *omap_crtc_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 		struct drm_plane *plane, enum omap_channel channel, int id)
@@ -635,9 +643,7 @@ struct drm_crtc *omap_crtc_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 	omap_irq_register(dev, &omap_crtc->error_irq);
 
 	/* temporary: */
-	omap_crtc->mgr.id = channel;
-
-	dss_install_mgr_ops(&mgr_ops);
+	omap_crtc->mgr = omap_dss_get_overlay_manager(channel);
 
 	/* TODO: fix hard-coded setup.. add properties! */
 	info = &omap_crtc->info;
@@ -651,6 +657,8 @@ struct drm_crtc *omap_crtc_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	omap_plane_install_properties(omap_crtc->plane, &crtc->base);
 
+	omap_crtcs[channel] = omap_crtc;
+
 	return crtc;
 
 fail:
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
index b3577cb367af..ff9b49276b81 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ static int omap_modeset_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	int num_crtcs;
 	int i, id = 0;
 
+	omap_crtc_pre_init();
+
 	drm_mode_config_init(dev);
 
 	omap_drm_irq_install(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.h
index 215a20dd340c..14f17da2ce25 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.h
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ const struct omap_video_timings *omap_crtc_timings(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 enum omap_channel omap_crtc_channel(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
 int omap_crtc_apply(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 		struct omap_drm_apply *apply);
+void omap_crtc_pre_init(void);
 struct drm_crtc *omap_crtc_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 		struct drm_plane *plane, enum omap_channel channel, int id);
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c
index 74d1d000e92d..c844071e8e28 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c
@@ -1577,7 +1577,6 @@ int omapdss_compat_init(void)
 
 	apply_init_priv();
 
-	dss_init_overlay_managers();
 	dss_init_overlay_managers_sysfs(pdev);
 	dss_init_overlays(pdev);
 
@@ -1642,7 +1641,6 @@ err_disp_sysfs:
 
 err_mgr_ops:
 	dss_uninit_overlay_managers_sysfs(pdev);
-	dss_uninit_overlay_managers();
 	dss_uninit_overlays(pdev);
 
 	compat_refcnt--;
@@ -1671,7 +1669,6 @@ void omapdss_compat_uninit(void)
 	dss_uninstall_mgr_ops();
 
 	dss_uninit_overlay_managers_sysfs(pdev);
-	dss_uninit_overlay_managers();
 	dss_uninit_overlays(pdev);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&compat_init_lock);
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c
index b33b0169bb3b..83d7bb9da609 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c
@@ -3710,6 +3710,8 @@ static int __init omap_dispchw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	dispc_runtime_put();
 
+	dss_init_overlay_managers();
+
 	dss_debugfs_create_file("dispc", dispc_dump_regs);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -3723,6 +3725,8 @@ static int __exit omap_dispchw_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 
+	dss_uninit_overlay_managers();
+
 	return 0;
 }