diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c
index b599f74692e5..c83437d8a595 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c
@@ -197,8 +197,7 @@ struct exynos_drm_driver_info {
 
 #define DRM_COMPONENT_DRIVER	BIT(0)	/* supports component framework */
 #define DRM_VIRTUAL_DEVICE	BIT(1)	/* create virtual platform device */
-#define DRM_DMA_DEVICE		BIT(2)	/* can be used for dma allocations */
-#define DRM_FIMC_DEVICE		BIT(3)	/* devices shared with V4L2 subsystem */
+#define DRM_FIMC_DEVICE		BIT(2)	/* devices shared with V4L2 subsystem */
 
 #define DRV_PTR(drv, cond) (IS_ENABLED(cond) ? &drv : NULL)
 
@@ -209,16 +208,16 @@ struct exynos_drm_driver_info {
 static struct exynos_drm_driver_info exynos_drm_drivers[] = {
 	{
 		DRV_PTR(fimd_driver, CONFIG_DRM_EXYNOS_FIMD),
-		DRM_COMPONENT_DRIVER | DRM_DMA_DEVICE
+		DRM_COMPONENT_DRIVER
 	}, {
 		DRV_PTR(exynos5433_decon_driver, CONFIG_DRM_EXYNOS5433_DECON),
-		DRM_COMPONENT_DRIVER | DRM_DMA_DEVICE
+		DRM_COMPONENT_DRIVER
 	}, {
 		DRV_PTR(decon_driver, CONFIG_DRM_EXYNOS7_DECON),
-		DRM_COMPONENT_DRIVER | DRM_DMA_DEVICE
+		DRM_COMPONENT_DRIVER
 	}, {
 		DRV_PTR(mixer_driver, CONFIG_DRM_EXYNOS_MIXER),
-		DRM_COMPONENT_DRIVER | DRM_DMA_DEVICE
+		DRM_COMPONENT_DRIVER
 	}, {
 		DRV_PTR(mic_driver, CONFIG_DRM_EXYNOS_MIC),
 		DRM_COMPONENT_DRIVER
@@ -289,27 +288,6 @@ static struct component_match *exynos_drm_match_add(struct device *dev)
 	return match ?: ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 }
 
-static struct device *exynos_drm_get_dma_device(void)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(exynos_drm_drivers); ++i) {
-		struct exynos_drm_driver_info *info = &exynos_drm_drivers[i];
-		struct device *dev;
-
-		if (!info->driver || !(info->flags & DRM_DMA_DEVICE))
-			continue;
-
-		while ((dev = bus_find_device(&platform_bus_type, NULL,
-					    &info->driver->driver,
-					    (void *)platform_bus_type.match))) {
-			put_device(dev);
-			return dev;
-		}
-	}
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 static int exynos_drm_bind(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct exynos_drm_private *private;
@@ -334,23 +312,6 @@ static int exynos_drm_bind(struct device *dev)
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, drm);
 	drm->dev_private = (void *)private;
 
-	/* the first real CRTC device is used for all dma mapping operations */
-	private->dma_dev = exynos_drm_get_dma_device();
-	if (!private->dma_dev) {
-		DRM_ERROR("no device found for DMA mapping operations.\n");
-		ret = -ENODEV;
-		goto err_free_private;
-	}
-	DRM_INFO("Exynos DRM: using %s device for DMA mapping operations\n",
-		 dev_name(private->dma_dev));
-
-	/* create common IOMMU mapping for all devices attached to Exynos DRM */
-	ret = drm_create_iommu_mapping(drm);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		DRM_ERROR("failed to create iommu mapping.\n");
-		goto err_free_private;
-	}
-
 	drm_mode_config_init(drm);
 
 	exynos_drm_mode_config_init(drm);
@@ -408,7 +369,6 @@ static int exynos_drm_bind(struct device *dev)
 err_mode_config_cleanup:
 	drm_mode_config_cleanup(drm);
 	drm_release_iommu_mapping(drm);
-err_free_private:
 	kfree(private);
 err_free_drm:
 	drm_dev_put(drm);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_iommu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_iommu.c
index 0f373702414e..bb8b800a9fba 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_iommu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_iommu.c
@@ -75,7 +75,18 @@ int drm_iommu_attach_device(struct drm_device *drm_dev,
 	struct exynos_drm_private *priv = drm_dev->dev_private;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (get_dma_ops(priv->dma_dev) != get_dma_ops(subdrv_dev)) {
+	if (!priv->dma_dev) {
+		priv->dma_dev = subdrv_dev;
+		DRM_INFO("Exynos DRM: using %s device for DMA mapping operations\n",
+			 dev_name(subdrv_dev));
+		/* create common IOMMU mapping for all Exynos DRM devices */
+		ret = drm_create_iommu_mapping(drm_dev);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			priv->dma_dev = NULL;
+			DRM_ERROR("failed to create iommu mapping.\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	} else if (get_dma_ops(priv->dma_dev) != get_dma_ops(subdrv_dev)) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Device %s lacks support for IOMMU\n",
 			  dev_name(subdrv_dev));
 		return -EINVAL;
