diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
index 7631f76e7f34..7189baaabf41 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ static const struct drm_prop_enum_list dp_colorspaces[] = {
  *	INPUT_PROP_DIRECT) will still map 1:1 to the actual LCD panel
  *	coordinates, so if userspace rotates the picture to adjust for
  *	the orientation it must also apply the same transformation to the
- *	touchscreen input coordinates. This property is initialized by calling
+ *	touchscreen input coordinates. This property value is set by calling
  *	drm_connector_set_panel_orientation() or
  *	drm_connector_set_panel_orientation_with_quirk()
  *
@@ -2173,8 +2173,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_connector_set_vrr_capable_property);
  * @connector: connector for which to set the panel-orientation property.
  * @panel_orientation: drm_panel_orientation value to set
  *
- * This function sets the connector's panel_orientation and attaches
- * a "panel orientation" property to the connector.
+ * This function sets the connector's panel_orientation value. If the property
+ * doesn't exist, it will return an error.
  *
  * Calling this function on a connector where the panel_orientation has
  * already been set is a no-op (e.g. the orientation has been overridden with
@@ -2205,19 +2205,11 @@ int drm_connector_set_panel_orientation(
 	info->panel_orientation = panel_orientation;
 
 	prop = dev->mode_config.panel_orientation_property;
-	if (!prop) {
-		prop = drm_property_create_enum(dev, DRM_MODE_PROP_IMMUTABLE,
-				"panel orientation",
-				drm_panel_orientation_enum_list,
-				ARRAY_SIZE(drm_panel_orientation_enum_list));
-		if (!prop)
-			return -ENOMEM;
-
-		dev->mode_config.panel_orientation_property = prop;
-	}
+	if (WARN_ON(!prop))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
-	drm_object_attach_property(&connector->base, prop,
-				   info->panel_orientation);
+	drm_object_property_set_value(&connector->base, prop,
+				      info->panel_orientation);
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_connector_set_panel_orientation);
@@ -2225,7 +2217,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_connector_set_panel_orientation);
 /**
  * drm_connector_set_panel_orientation_with_quirk -
  *	set the connector's panel_orientation after checking for quirks
- * @connector: connector for which to init the panel-orientation property.
+ * @connector: connector for which to set the panel-orientation property.
  * @panel_orientation: drm_panel_orientation value to set
  * @width: width in pixels of the panel, used for panel quirk detection
  * @height: height in pixels of the panel, used for panel quirk detection
@@ -2252,6 +2244,40 @@ int drm_connector_set_panel_orientation_with_quirk(
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_connector_set_panel_orientation_with_quirk);
 
+/**
+ * drm_connector_init_panel_orientation_property -
+ * 	create the connector's panel orientation property
+ *
+ * This function attaches a "panel orientation" property to the connector
+ * and initializes its value to DRM_MODE_PANEL_ORIENTATION_UNKNOWN.
+ *
+ * The value of the property can be set by drm_connector_set_panel_orientation()
+ * or drm_connector_set_panel_orientation_with_quirk() later.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * Zero on success, negative errno on failure.
+ */
+int drm_connector_init_panel_orientation_property(
+	struct drm_connector *connector)
+{
+	struct drm_device *dev = connector->dev;
+	struct drm_property *prop;
+
+	prop = drm_property_create_enum(dev, DRM_MODE_PROP_IMMUTABLE,
+			"panel orientation",
+			drm_panel_orientation_enum_list,
+			ARRAY_SIZE(drm_panel_orientation_enum_list));
+	if (!prop)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	dev->mode_config.panel_orientation_property = prop;
+	drm_object_attach_property(&connector->base, prop,
+				   DRM_MODE_PANEL_ORIENTATION_UNKNOWN);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_connector_init_panel_orientation_property);
+
 int drm_connector_set_obj_prop(struct drm_mode_object *obj,
 				    struct drm_property *property,
 				    uint64_t value)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/icl_dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/icl_dsi.c
index 9282978060b0..5ac4538e4283 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/icl_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/icl_dsi.c
@@ -1903,6 +1903,7 @@ static void icl_dsi_add_properties(struct intel_connector *connector)
 
 	connector->base.state->scaling_mode = DRM_MODE_SCALE_ASPECT;
 
+	drm_connector_init_panel_orientation_property(&connector->base);
 	drm_connector_set_panel_orientation_with_quirk(&connector->base,
 				intel_dsi_get_panel_orientation(connector),
 				connector->panel.fixed_mode->hdisplay,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
index a5231ac3443a..f1d664e5abb2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
@@ -5263,6 +5263,7 @@ static bool intel_edp_init_connector(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 	intel_panel_setup_backlight(connector, pipe);
 
 	if (fixed_mode) {
+		drm_connector_init_panel_orientation_property(connector);
 		drm_connector_set_panel_orientation_with_quirk(connector,
 				dev_priv->vbt.orientation,
 				fixed_mode->hdisplay, fixed_mode->vdisplay);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/vlv_dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/vlv_dsi.c
index 9bee99fe5495..853855482af1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/vlv_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/vlv_dsi.c
@@ -1632,6 +1632,7 @@ static void vlv_dsi_add_properties(struct intel_connector *connector)
 
 		connector->base.state->scaling_mode = DRM_MODE_SCALE_ASPECT;
 
+		drm_connector_init_panel_orientation_property(&connector->base);
 		drm_connector_set_panel_orientation_with_quirk(
 				&connector->base,
 				intel_dsi_get_panel_orientation(connector),
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_connector.h b/include/drm/drm_connector.h
index 1922b278ffad..4396c1c4a5db 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_connector.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_connector.h
@@ -1696,6 +1696,8 @@ int drm_connector_set_panel_orientation_with_quirk(
 	struct drm_connector *connector,
 	enum drm_panel_orientation panel_orientation,
 	int width, int height);
+int drm_connector_init_panel_orientation_property(
+	struct drm_connector *connector);
 int drm_connector_attach_max_bpc_property(struct drm_connector *connector,
 					  int min, int max);
 
