diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c
index b84bd99ef910..74d1d000e92d 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c
@@ -1577,7 +1577,8 @@ int omapdss_compat_init(void)
 
 	apply_init_priv();
 
-	dss_init_overlay_managers(pdev);
+	dss_init_overlay_managers();
+	dss_init_overlay_managers_sysfs(pdev);
 	dss_init_overlays(pdev);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < omap_dss_get_num_overlay_managers(); i++) {
@@ -1640,7 +1641,8 @@ err_disp_sysfs:
 	dss_uninstall_mgr_ops();
 
 err_mgr_ops:
-	dss_uninit_overlay_managers(pdev);
+	dss_uninit_overlay_managers_sysfs(pdev);
+	dss_uninit_overlay_managers();
 	dss_uninit_overlays(pdev);
 
 	compat_refcnt--;
@@ -1668,7 +1670,8 @@ void omapdss_compat_uninit(void)
 
 	dss_uninstall_mgr_ops();
 
-	dss_uninit_overlay_managers(pdev);
+	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/dss.h b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h
index 84758936429d..7964d3b9853b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h
@@ -194,8 +194,10 @@ void display_uninit_sysfs(struct platform_device *pdev,
 		struct omap_dss_device *dssdev);
 
 /* manager */
-int dss_init_overlay_managers(struct platform_device *pdev);
-void dss_uninit_overlay_managers(struct platform_device *pdev);
+int dss_init_overlay_managers(void);
+void dss_uninit_overlay_managers(void);
+int dss_init_overlay_managers_sysfs(struct platform_device *pdev);
+void dss_uninit_overlay_managers_sysfs(struct platform_device *pdev);
 int dss_mgr_simple_check(struct omap_overlay_manager *mgr,
 		const struct omap_overlay_manager_info *info);
 int dss_mgr_check_timings(struct omap_overlay_manager *mgr,
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/manager-sysfs.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/manager-sysfs.c
index 51046819f33b..72784b3aad27 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/manager-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/manager-sysfs.c
@@ -511,4 +511,6 @@ void dss_manager_kobj_uninit(struct omap_overlay_manager *mgr)
 {
 	kobject_del(&mgr->kobj);
 	kobject_put(&mgr->kobj);
+
+	memset(&mgr->kobj, 0, sizeof(mgr->kobj));
 }
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/manager.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/manager.c
index 2551eaa14c42..1aac9b4191a9 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/manager.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/manager.c
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
 static int num_managers;
 static struct omap_overlay_manager *managers;
 
-int dss_init_overlay_managers(struct platform_device *pdev)
+int dss_init_overlay_managers(void)
 {
-	int i, r;
+	int i;
 
 	num_managers = dss_feat_get_num_mgrs();
 
@@ -76,6 +76,17 @@ int dss_init_overlay_managers(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			dss_feat_get_supported_outputs(mgr->id);
 
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&mgr->overlays);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int dss_init_overlay_managers_sysfs(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	int i, r;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < num_managers; ++i) {
+		struct omap_overlay_manager *mgr = &managers[i];
 
 		r = dss_manager_kobj_init(mgr, pdev);
 		if (r)
@@ -85,18 +96,22 @@ int dss_init_overlay_managers(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void dss_uninit_overlay_managers(struct platform_device *pdev)
+void dss_uninit_overlay_managers(void)
+{
+	kfree(managers);
+	managers = NULL;
+	num_managers = 0;
+}
+
+void dss_uninit_overlay_managers_sysfs(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < num_managers; ++i) {
 		struct omap_overlay_manager *mgr = &managers[i];
+
 		dss_manager_kobj_uninit(mgr);
 	}
-
-	kfree(managers);
-	managers = NULL;
-	num_managers = 0;
 }
 
 int omap_dss_get_num_overlay_managers(void)