diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dc.c
index 923899b95c88..ebc0cd4d7862 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dc.c
@@ -1103,10 +1103,16 @@ static struct drm_plane *tegra_dc_add_shared_planes(struct drm_device *drm,
 		if (wgrp->dc == dc->pipe) {
 			for (j = 0; j < wgrp->num_windows; j++) {
 				unsigned int index = wgrp->windows[j];
+				enum drm_plane_type type;
+
+				if (primary)
+					type = DRM_PLANE_TYPE_OVERLAY;
+				else
+					type = DRM_PLANE_TYPE_PRIMARY;
 
 				plane = tegra_shared_plane_create(drm, dc,
 								  wgrp->index,
-								  index);
+								  index, type);
 				if (IS_ERR(plane))
 					return plane;
 
@@ -1114,10 +1120,8 @@ static struct drm_plane *tegra_dc_add_shared_planes(struct drm_device *drm,
 				 * Choose the first shared plane owned by this
 				 * head as the primary plane.
 				 */
-				if (!primary) {
-					plane->type = DRM_PLANE_TYPE_PRIMARY;
+				if (!primary)
 					primary = plane;
-				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/hub.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/hub.c
index 767fb440a79d..11307a80d575 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/hub.c
@@ -533,9 +533,9 @@ static const struct drm_plane_helper_funcs tegra_shared_plane_helper_funcs = {
 struct drm_plane *tegra_shared_plane_create(struct drm_device *drm,
 					    struct tegra_dc *dc,
 					    unsigned int wgrp,
-					    unsigned int index)
+					    unsigned int index,
+					    enum drm_plane_type type)
 {
-	enum drm_plane_type type = DRM_PLANE_TYPE_OVERLAY;
 	struct tegra_drm *tegra = drm->dev_private;
 	struct tegra_display_hub *hub = tegra->hub;
 	/* planes can be assigned to arbitrary CRTCs */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/hub.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/hub.h
index 767a60d9313c..646d6a57c0ae 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/hub.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/hub.h
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ void tegra_display_hub_cleanup(struct tegra_display_hub *hub);
 struct drm_plane *tegra_shared_plane_create(struct drm_device *drm,
 					    struct tegra_dc *dc,
 					    unsigned int wgrp,
-					    unsigned int index);
+					    unsigned int index,
+					    enum drm_plane_type type);
 
 int tegra_display_hub_atomic_check(struct drm_device *drm,
 				   struct drm_atomic_state *state);