diff --git a/msm/dp/dp_aux.c b/msm/dp/dp_aux.c
index 7c4fbc2fbb50..9f38c146f017 100644
--- a/msm/dp/dp_aux.c
+++ b/msm/dp/dp_aux.c
@@ -766,6 +766,7 @@ static void dp_aux_set_sim_mode(struct dp_aux *dp_aux, bool en,
 static int dp_aux_configure_aux_switch(struct dp_aux *dp_aux,
 		bool enable, int orientation)
 {
+	const char *external_aux_switch = "redriver";
 	struct dp_aux_private *aux;
 	int rc = 0;
 	enum fsa_function event = FSA_USBC_DISPLAYPORT_DISCONNECTED;
@@ -784,6 +785,10 @@ static int dp_aux_configure_aux_switch(struct dp_aux *dp_aux,
 		goto end;
 	}
 
+	if (strcmp(aux->aux_switch_node->name,
+		external_aux_switch) == 0)
+		goto end;
+
 	if (enable) {
 		switch (orientation) {
 		case ORIENTATION_CC1:
diff --git a/msm/dp/dp_display.c b/msm/dp/dp_display.c
index bcb6f8f57ff4..630767d4bb8d 100644
--- a/msm/dp/dp_display.c
+++ b/msm/dp/dp_display.c
@@ -1509,6 +1509,8 @@ static int dp_display_init_aux_switch(struct dp_display_private *dp)
 	int rc = 0;
 	struct notifier_block nb;
 	const u32 max_retries = 50;
+	const char *external_aux_switch = "redriver";
+	const char *phandle = "qcom,dp-aux-switch";
 	u32 retry;
 
 	if (dp->aux_switch_ready)
@@ -1516,6 +1518,16 @@ static int dp_display_init_aux_switch(struct dp_display_private *dp)
 
 	SDE_EVT32_EXTERNAL(SDE_EVTLOG_FUNC_ENTRY);
 
+	dp->aux_switch_node = of_parse_phandle(dp->pdev->dev.of_node,
+			phandle, 0);
+	if (!dp->aux_switch_node) {
+		DP_WARN("cannot parse %s handle\n", phandle);
+		rc = -ENODEV;
+		return rc;
+	}
+	if (strcmp(dp->aux_switch_node->name,
+		 external_aux_switch) == 0)
+		return rc;
 	nb.notifier_call = dp_display_fsa4480_callback;
 	nb.priority = 0;