diff --git a/msm/dp/dp_display.c b/msm/dp/dp_display.c
index 99ff3c7d1c74..788c43d1da2e 100644
--- a/msm/dp/dp_display.c
+++ b/msm/dp/dp_display.c
@@ -3919,6 +3919,7 @@ static int dp_display_get_display_type(struct dp_display *dp_display,
 		const char **display_type)
 {
 	struct dp_display_private *dp;
+	struct device_node *of_node;
 
 	if (!dp_display || !display_type) {
 		pr_err("invalid input\n");
@@ -3928,7 +3929,11 @@ static int dp_display_get_display_type(struct dp_display *dp_display,
 	dp = container_of(dp_display, struct dp_display_private, dp_display);
 	if (dp->parser)
 		*display_type = dp->parser->display_type;
-
+	else {
+		of_node = dp->pdev->dev.of_node;
+		*display_type = of_get_property(of_node, "qcom,display-type",
+					NULL);
+	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/msm/dp/dp_drm.c b/msm/dp/dp_drm.c
index 6af98873cb38..ad90da674401 100644
--- a/msm/dp/dp_drm.c
+++ b/msm/dp/dp_drm.c
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ int dp_connector_get_info(struct drm_connector *connector,
 {
 	struct dp_display *display = data;
 	const char *display_type = NULL;
+	u32 conn_disp_type = SDE_CONNECTOR_PRIMARY;
 
 	if (!info || !display || !display->drm_dev) {
 		DP_ERR("invalid params\n");
@@ -480,11 +481,11 @@ int dp_connector_get_info(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	info->intf_type = DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DisplayPort;
 
 	display->get_display_type(display, &display_type);
-	if (display_type){
+	if (display_type) {
 		if (!strcmp(display_type, "primary"))
-			info->display_type = SDE_CONNECTOR_PRIMARY;
+			conn_disp_type = SDE_CONNECTOR_PRIMARY;
 		else if (!strcmp(display_type, "secondary"))
-			info->display_type = SDE_CONNECTOR_SECONDARY;
+			conn_disp_type = SDE_CONNECTOR_SECONDARY;
 	}
 
 	info->num_of_h_tiles = 1;
@@ -495,7 +496,8 @@ int dp_connector_get_info(struct drm_connector *connector,
 
 	if (display && display->is_edp) {
 		info->intf_type = DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_eDP;
-		if(display->ext_hpd_en)
+		info->display_type = conn_disp_type;
+		if (display->ext_hpd_en)
 			info->capabilities |= MSM_DISPLAY_CAP_HOT_PLUG;
 		else
 			info->is_connected = true;
diff --git a/msm/dp/dp_parser.c b/msm/dp/dp_parser.c
index ea5546ea476c..0a138bbe4a1d 100644
--- a/msm/dp/dp_parser.c
+++ b/msm/dp/dp_parser.c
@@ -178,13 +178,10 @@ static int dp_parser_misc(struct dp_parser *parser)
 				&parser->pixel_base_off[i]);
 	}
 
-	parser->display_type = of_get_property(of_node, "qcom,display-type", NULL);
-	if (!parser->display_type) {
-		if (parser->is_edp)
-			parser->display_type = "primary";
-		else
-			parser->display_type = "secondary";
-	}
+	parser->display_type = of_get_property(of_node, "qcom,display-type",
+					NULL);
+	if (!parser->display_type)
+		parser->display_type = "unknown";
 
 	parser->panel_notifier_support = of_property_read_bool(of_node,
 			"qcom,panel-notifier-support");