diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder_phys_vid.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder_phys_vid.c
index 9a69fad832cd..e77a68c2fc73 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder_phys_vid.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder_phys_vid.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static void dpu_encoder_phys_vid_setup_timing_engine(
 	intf_cfg.stream_sel = 0; /* Don't care value for video mode */
 	intf_cfg.mode_3d = dpu_encoder_helper_get_3d_blend_mode(phys_enc);
 	if (phys_enc->hw_pp->merge_3d)
-		intf_cfg.merge_3d = phys_enc->hw_pp->merge_3d->id;
+		intf_cfg.merge_3d = phys_enc->hw_pp->merge_3d->idx;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(phys_enc->enc_spinlock, lock_flags);
 	phys_enc->hw_intf->ops.setup_timing_gen(phys_enc->hw_intf,
@@ -298,11 +298,8 @@ static void dpu_encoder_phys_vid_setup_timing_engine(
 				true,
 				phys_enc->hw_pp->idx);
 
-	if (phys_enc->hw_pp->merge_3d) {
-		struct dpu_hw_merge_3d *merge_3d = to_dpu_hw_merge_3d(phys_enc->hw_pp->merge_3d);
-
-		merge_3d->ops.setup_3d_mode(merge_3d, intf_cfg.mode_3d);
-	}
+	if (phys_enc->hw_pp->merge_3d)
+		phys_enc->hw_pp->merge_3d->ops.setup_3d_mode(phys_enc->hw_pp->merge_3d, intf_cfg.mode_3d);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(phys_enc->enc_spinlock, lock_flags);
 
@@ -461,7 +458,7 @@ static void dpu_encoder_phys_vid_enable(struct dpu_encoder_phys *phys_enc)
 
 	ctl->ops.update_pending_flush_intf(ctl, phys_enc->hw_intf->idx);
 	if (ctl->ops.update_pending_flush_merge_3d && phys_enc->hw_pp->merge_3d)
-		ctl->ops.update_pending_flush_merge_3d(ctl, phys_enc->hw_pp->merge_3d->id);
+		ctl->ops.update_pending_flush_merge_3d(ctl, phys_enc->hw_pp->merge_3d->idx);
 
 skip_flush:
 	DPU_DEBUG_VIDENC(phys_enc,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_pingpong.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_pingpong.c
index 92cd724263ce..89c1123d957f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_pingpong.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_pingpong.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include "dpu_hwio.h"
 #include "dpu_hw_catalog.h"
 #include "dpu_hw_pingpong.h"
+#include "dpu_hw_merge3d.h"
 #include "dpu_kms.h"
 #include "dpu_trace.h"
 
@@ -263,7 +264,8 @@ static void _setup_pingpong_ops(struct dpu_hw_pingpong *c,
 
 struct dpu_hw_pingpong *dpu_hw_pingpong_init(enum dpu_pingpong idx,
 		void __iomem *addr,
-		const struct dpu_mdss_cfg *m)
+		const struct dpu_mdss_cfg *m,
+		struct dpu_hw_merge_3d **merge_3d_blks)
 {
 	struct dpu_hw_pingpong *c;
 	const struct dpu_pingpong_cfg *cfg;
@@ -282,6 +284,9 @@ struct dpu_hw_pingpong *dpu_hw_pingpong_init(enum dpu_pingpong idx,
 	c->caps = cfg;
 	_setup_pingpong_ops(c, c->caps->features);
 
+	if (cfg->merge_3d && cfg->merge_3d < MERGE_3D_MAX)
+		c->merge_3d = merge_3d_blks[cfg->merge_3d - MERGE_3D_0];
+
 	dpu_hw_blk_init(&c->base, DPU_HW_BLK_PINGPONG, idx);
 
 	return c;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_pingpong.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_pingpong.h
index 845b9ce80e31..a9e960b8814b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_pingpong.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_pingpong.h
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ struct dpu_hw_pingpong {
 	/* pingpong */
 	enum dpu_pingpong idx;
 	const struct dpu_pingpong_cfg *caps;
-	struct dpu_hw_blk *merge_3d;
+	struct dpu_hw_merge_3d *merge_3d;
 
 	/* ops */
 	struct dpu_hw_pingpong_ops ops;
@@ -155,11 +155,13 @@ static inline struct dpu_hw_pingpong *to_dpu_hw_pingpong(struct dpu_hw_blk *hw)
  * @idx:  Pingpong index for which driver object is required
  * @addr: Mapped register io address of MDP
  * @m:    Pointer to mdss catalog data
+ * @merge_3d_blks: Pointer to merge 3d blocks
  * Returns: Error code or allocated dpu_hw_pingpong context
  */
 struct dpu_hw_pingpong *dpu_hw_pingpong_init(enum dpu_pingpong idx,
 		void __iomem *addr,
-		const struct dpu_mdss_cfg *m);
+		const struct dpu_mdss_cfg *m,
+		struct dpu_hw_merge_3d **merge_3d_blks);
 
 /**
  * dpu_hw_pingpong_destroy - destroys pingpong driver context
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_kms.c
index 85f2c3564c96..8e00214426bc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_kms.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "dpu_kms.h"
 #include "dpu_core_irq.h"
 #include "dpu_formats.h"
+#include "dpu_hw_merge3d.h"
 #include "dpu_hw_vbif.h"
 #include "dpu_vbif.h"
 #include "dpu_encoder.h"
@@ -687,6 +688,16 @@ static void _dpu_kms_hw_destroy(struct dpu_kms *dpu_kms)
 		dpu_rm_destroy(&dpu_kms->rm);
 	dpu_kms->rm_init = false;
 
+	/* After RM destroy, as PP blocks reference MERGE_3D blocks */
+	if (dpu_kms->catalog) {
+		for (i = 0; i < dpu_kms->catalog->merge_3d_count; i++) {
+			u32 merge_3d_idx = dpu_kms->catalog->merge_3d[i].id;
+
+			if ((merge_3d_idx < MERGE_3D_MAX) && dpu_kms->hw_merge_3d[merge_3d_idx])
+				dpu_hw_merge_3d_destroy(dpu_kms->hw_merge_3d[merge_3d_idx]);
+		}
+	}
+
 	if (dpu_kms->catalog)
 		dpu_hw_catalog_deinit(dpu_kms->catalog);
 	dpu_kms->catalog = NULL;
@@ -962,7 +973,21 @@ static int dpu_kms_hw_init(struct msm_kms *kms)
 		goto power_error;
 	}
 
-	rc = dpu_rm_init(&dpu_kms->rm, dpu_kms->catalog, dpu_kms->mmio);
+	/* Before RM init so PP blocks can find MERGE_3D blocks */
+	for (i = 0; i < dpu_kms->catalog->merge_3d_count; i++) {
+		u32 merge_3d_idx = dpu_kms->catalog->merge_3d[i].id;
+
+		dpu_kms->hw_merge_3d[i] = dpu_hw_merge_3d_init(merge_3d_idx,
+				dpu_kms->mmio, dpu_kms->catalog);
+		if (IS_ERR(dpu_kms->hw_merge_3d[merge_3d_idx])) {
+			rc = PTR_ERR(dpu_kms->hw_merge_3d[merge_3d_idx]);
+			DPU_ERROR("failed to init merge_3d %d: %d\n", merge_3d_idx, rc);
+			dpu_kms->hw_merge_3d[merge_3d_idx] = NULL;
+			goto power_error;
+		}
+	}
+
+	rc = dpu_rm_init(&dpu_kms->rm, dpu_kms);
 	if (rc) {
 		DPU_ERROR("rm init failed: %d\n", rc);
 		goto power_error;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_kms.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_kms.h
index 195a854245fa..057fdf0ca9f4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_kms.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_kms.h
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ struct dpu_kms {
 	bool rm_init;
 
 	struct dpu_hw_vbif *hw_vbif[VBIF_MAX];
+	struct dpu_hw_merge_3d *hw_merge_3d[MERGE_3D_MAX];
 	struct dpu_hw_mdp *hw_mdp;
 
 	bool has_danger_ctrl;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_rm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_rm.c
index bb03ff8b8c9f..2ddf02eda2e5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_rm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_rm.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include "dpu_hw_ctl.h"
 #include "dpu_hw_pingpong.h"
 #include "dpu_hw_intf.h"
-#include "dpu_hw_merge3d.h"
 #include "dpu_encoder.h"
 #include "dpu_trace.h"
 
@@ -50,14 +49,6 @@ int dpu_rm_destroy(struct dpu_rm *rm)
 			dpu_hw_pingpong_destroy(hw);
 		}
 	}
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(rm->merge_3d_blks); i++) {
-		struct dpu_hw_merge_3d *hw;
-
-		if (rm->merge_3d_blks[i]) {
-			hw = to_dpu_hw_merge_3d(rm->merge_3d_blks[i]);
-			dpu_hw_merge_3d_destroy(hw);
-		}
-	}
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(rm->ctl_blks); i++) {
 		struct dpu_hw_ctl *hw;
 
@@ -79,9 +70,10 @@ int dpu_rm_destroy(struct dpu_rm *rm)
 }
 
 int dpu_rm_init(struct dpu_rm *rm,
-		struct dpu_mdss_cfg *cat,
-		void __iomem *mmio)
+		struct dpu_kms *dpu_kms)
 {
+	struct dpu_mdss_cfg *cat = dpu_kms->catalog;
+	void __iomem *mmio = dpu_kms->mmio;
 	int rc, i;
 
 	if (!rm || !cat || !mmio) {
@@ -93,24 +85,6 @@ int dpu_rm_init(struct dpu_rm *rm,
 	memset(rm, 0, sizeof(*rm));
 
 	/* Interrogate HW catalog and create tracking items for hw blocks */
-	for (i = 0; i < cat->merge_3d_count; i++) {
-		struct dpu_hw_merge_3d *hw;
-		const struct dpu_merge_3d_cfg *merge_3d = &cat->merge_3d[i];
-
-		if (merge_3d->id < MERGE_3D_0 || merge_3d->id >= MERGE_3D_MAX) {
-			DPU_ERROR("skip merge_3d %d with invalid id\n", merge_3d->id);
-			continue;
-		}
-		hw = dpu_hw_merge_3d_init(merge_3d->id, mmio, cat);
-		if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(hw)) {
-			rc = PTR_ERR(hw);
-			DPU_ERROR("failed merge_3d object creation: err %d\n",
-				rc);
-			goto fail;
-		}
-		rm->merge_3d_blks[merge_3d->id - MERGE_3D_0] = &hw->base;
-	}
-
 	for (i = 0; i < cat->pingpong_count; i++) {
 		struct dpu_hw_pingpong *hw;
 		const struct dpu_pingpong_cfg *pp = &cat->pingpong[i];
@@ -119,15 +93,13 @@ int dpu_rm_init(struct dpu_rm *rm,
 			DPU_ERROR("skip pingpong %d with invalid id\n", pp->id);
 			continue;
 		}
-		hw = dpu_hw_pingpong_init(pp->id, mmio, cat);
+		hw = dpu_hw_pingpong_init(pp->id, mmio, cat, dpu_kms->hw_merge_3d);
 		if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(hw)) {
 			rc = PTR_ERR(hw);
 			DPU_ERROR("failed pingpong object creation: err %d\n",
 				rc);
 			goto fail;
 		}
-		if (pp->merge_3d && pp->merge_3d < MERGE_3D_MAX)
-			hw->merge_3d = rm->merge_3d_blks[pp->merge_3d - MERGE_3D_0];
 		rm->pingpong_blks[pp->id - PINGPONG_0] = &hw->base;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_rm.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_rm.h
index 91952af6c75b..4c0c15453c98 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_rm.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_rm.h
@@ -27,22 +27,20 @@ struct dpu_rm {
 	struct dpu_hw_blk *mixer_blks[LM_MAX - LM_0];
 	struct dpu_hw_blk *ctl_blks[CTL_MAX - CTL_0];
 	struct dpu_hw_blk *intf_blks[INTF_MAX - INTF_0];
-	struct dpu_hw_blk *merge_3d_blks[MERGE_3D_MAX - MERGE_3D_0];
 
 	uint32_t lm_max_width;
 };
 
+struct dpu_kms;
 /**
  * dpu_rm_init - Read hardware catalog and create reservation tracking objects
  *	for all HW blocks.
  * @rm: DPU Resource Manager handle
- * @cat: Pointer to hardware catalog
- * @mmio: mapped register io address of MDP
+ * @dpu_kms: DPU KMS data
  * @Return: 0 on Success otherwise -ERROR
  */
 int dpu_rm_init(struct dpu_rm *rm,
-		struct dpu_mdss_cfg *cat,
-		void __iomem *mmio);
+		struct dpu_kms *dpu_kms);
 
 /**
  * dpu_rm_destroy - Free all memory allocated by dpu_rm_init
