diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_kms.c
index 61d7e65469b3..cddb4e3c6a86 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_kms.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #define DPU_DEBUGFS_DIR "msm_dpu"
 #define DPU_DEBUGFS_HWMASKNAME "hw_log_mask"
 
-bool dpu_use_virtual_planes;
+bool dpu_use_virtual_planes = true;
 module_param(dpu_use_virtual_planes, bool, 0);
 
 static int dpu_kms_hw_init(struct msm_kms *kms);