diff --git a/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.c b/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.c
index 6fc1b4e56031..b2c471d4d798 100644
--- a/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.c
+++ b/msm/dsi/dsi_panel.c
@@ -4829,6 +4829,7 @@ int dsi_panel_enable(struct dsi_panel *panel)
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 	u8 pwr_mode;
+	static int panel_recovery_retry;
 
 	if (!panel) {
 		DSI_ERR("Invalid params\n");
@@ -4856,9 +4857,19 @@ int dsi_panel_enable(struct dsi_panel *panel)
 		if (pwr_mode != panel->disp_on_chk_val) {
 			DSI_ERR("%s: Read Pwr_mode=0%x is not matched with expected value =0x%x\n",
 				__func__, pwr_mode, panel->disp_on_chk_val);
+
+			if (panel_recovery_retry++ > 5) {
+				DSI_ERR("%s: panel recovery failed for all retries",
+					__func__);
+
+				BUG();
+			}
+
 			dsi_panel_trigger_panel_dead_event(panel);
-		} else
+		} else {
 			DSI_INFO("-. Pwr_mode(0x0A) = 0x%x\n", pwr_mode);
+			panel_recovery_retry = 0;
+		}
 	} else
 		DSI_INFO("-: no_panel_on_read_support is set\n");