diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
index 07de0c0506d3..ce299b1e40a0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ static void _dpu_encoder_update_vsync_source(struct dpu_encoder_virt *dpu_enc,
 	}
 
 	if (hw_mdptop->ops.setup_vsync_source &&
-			disp_info->capabilities & MSM_DISPLAY_CAP_CMD_MODE) {
+			disp_info->is_cmd_mode) {
 		for (i = 0; i < dpu_enc->num_phys_encs; i++)
 			vsync_cfg.ppnumber[i] = dpu_enc->hw_pp[i]->idx;
 
@@ -720,8 +720,7 @@ static int dpu_encoder_resource_control(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc,
 	}
 	dpu_enc = to_dpu_encoder_virt(drm_enc);
 	priv = drm_enc->dev->dev_private;
-	is_vid_mode = dpu_enc->disp_info.capabilities &
-						MSM_DISPLAY_CAP_VID_MODE;
+	is_vid_mode = !dpu_enc->disp_info.is_cmd_mode;
 
 	/*
 	 * when idle_pc is not supported, process only KICKOFF, STOP and MODESET
@@ -1604,7 +1603,7 @@ void dpu_encoder_trigger_kickoff_pending(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc)
 
 		/* update only for command mode primary ctl */
 		if ((phys == dpu_enc->cur_master) &&
-		   (disp_info->capabilities & MSM_DISPLAY_CAP_CMD_MODE)
+		    disp_info->is_cmd_mode
 		    && ctl->ops.trigger_pending)
 			ctl->ops.trigger_pending(ctl);
 	}
@@ -2141,20 +2140,19 @@ static int dpu_encoder_virt_add_phys_encs(
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (disp_info->capabilities & MSM_DISPLAY_CAP_VID_MODE) {
-		enc = dpu_encoder_phys_vid_init(params);
+
+	if (disp_info->intf_type == DRM_MODE_ENCODER_VIRTUAL) {
+		enc = dpu_encoder_phys_wb_init(params);
 
 		if (IS_ERR(enc)) {
-			DPU_ERROR_ENC(dpu_enc, "failed to init vid enc: %ld\n",
+			DPU_ERROR_ENC(dpu_enc, "failed to init wb enc: %ld\n",
 				PTR_ERR(enc));
 			return PTR_ERR(enc);
 		}
 
 		dpu_enc->phys_encs[dpu_enc->num_phys_encs] = enc;
 		++dpu_enc->num_phys_encs;
-	}
-
-	if (disp_info->capabilities & MSM_DISPLAY_CAP_CMD_MODE) {
+	} else if (disp_info->is_cmd_mode) {
 		enc = dpu_encoder_phys_cmd_init(params);
 
 		if (IS_ERR(enc)) {
@@ -2165,14 +2163,12 @@ static int dpu_encoder_virt_add_phys_encs(
 
 		dpu_enc->phys_encs[dpu_enc->num_phys_encs] = enc;
 		++dpu_enc->num_phys_encs;
-	}
-
-	if (disp_info->intf_type == DRM_MODE_ENCODER_VIRTUAL) {
-		enc = dpu_encoder_phys_wb_init(params);
+	} else {
+		enc = dpu_encoder_phys_vid_init(params);
 
 		if (IS_ERR(enc)) {
-			DPU_ERROR_ENC(dpu_enc, "failed to init wb enc: %ld\n",
-					PTR_ERR(enc));
+			DPU_ERROR_ENC(dpu_enc, "failed to init vid enc: %ld\n",
+				PTR_ERR(enc));
 			return PTR_ERR(enc);
 		}
 
@@ -2232,8 +2228,7 @@ static int dpu_encoder_setup_display(struct dpu_encoder_virt *dpu_enc,
 
 	DPU_DEBUG("dsi_info->num_of_h_tiles %d\n", disp_info->num_of_h_tiles);
 
-	if ((disp_info->capabilities & MSM_DISPLAY_CAP_CMD_MODE) ||
-	    (disp_info->capabilities & MSM_DISPLAY_CAP_VID_MODE))
+	if (disp_info->intf_type != DRM_MODE_ENCODER_VIRTUAL)
 		dpu_enc->idle_pc_supported =
 				dpu_kms->catalog->caps->has_idle_pc;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.h
index 781d41c91994..861870ac8ae7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.h
@@ -21,19 +21,19 @@
 /**
  * struct msm_display_info - defines display properties
  * @intf_type:          DRM_MODE_ENCODER_ type
- * @capabilities:       Bitmask of display flags
  * @num_of_h_tiles:     Number of horizontal tiles in case of split interface
  * @h_tile_instance:    Controller instance used per tile. Number of elements is
  *                      based on num_of_h_tiles
+ * @is_cmd_mode		Boolean to indicate if the CMD mode is requested
  * @is_te_using_watchdog_timer:  Boolean to indicate watchdog TE is
  *				 used instead of panel TE in cmd mode panels
  * @dsc:		DSC configuration data for DSC-enabled displays
  */
 struct msm_display_info {
 	int intf_type;
-	uint32_t capabilities;
 	uint32_t num_of_h_tiles;
 	uint32_t h_tile_instance[MAX_H_TILES_PER_DISPLAY];
+	bool is_cmd_mode;
 	bool is_te_using_watchdog_timer;
 	struct msm_display_dsc_config *dsc;
 };
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_kms.c
index f89dcb903869..7a40cfa9b09e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_kms.c
@@ -584,9 +584,7 @@ static int _dpu_kms_initialize_dsi(struct drm_device *dev,
 		}
 
 		info.h_tile_instance[info.num_of_h_tiles++] = i;
-		info.capabilities = msm_dsi_is_cmd_mode(priv->dsi[i]) ?
-			MSM_DISPLAY_CAP_CMD_MODE :
-			MSM_DISPLAY_CAP_VID_MODE;
+		info.is_cmd_mode = msm_dsi_is_cmd_mode(priv->dsi[i]);
 
 		info.dsc = msm_dsi_get_dsc_config(priv->dsi[i]);
 
@@ -639,7 +637,6 @@ static int _dpu_kms_initialize_displayport(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 		info.num_of_h_tiles = 1;
 		info.h_tile_instance[0] = i;
-		info.capabilities = MSM_DISPLAY_CAP_VID_MODE;
 		info.intf_type = encoder->encoder_type;
 		rc = dpu_encoder_setup(dev, encoder, &info);
 		if (rc) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h
index 2ba57c575e13..eb23377b6e57 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h
@@ -61,16 +61,6 @@ enum msm_dp_controller {
 #define MSM_GPU_MAX_RINGS 4
 #define MAX_H_TILES_PER_DISPLAY 2
 
-/**
- * enum msm_display_caps - features/capabilities supported by displays
- * @MSM_DISPLAY_CAP_VID_MODE:           Video or "active" mode supported
- * @MSM_DISPLAY_CAP_CMD_MODE:           Command mode supported
- */
-enum msm_display_caps {
-	MSM_DISPLAY_CAP_VID_MODE	= BIT(0),
-	MSM_DISPLAY_CAP_CMD_MODE	= BIT(1),
-};
-
 /**
  * enum msm_event_wait - type of HW events to wait for
  * @MSM_ENC_COMMIT_DONE - wait for the driver to flush the registers to HW
