diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/sdi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/sdi.c
index dee40ba9a296..cd6d3bfb041d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/sdi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/sdi.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ static int sdi_calc_clock_div(unsigned long pclk,
 
 static void sdi_config_lcd_manager(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 {
-	struct omap_overlay_manager *mgr = sdi.output.manager;
+	enum omap_channel channel = dssdev->dispc_channel;
 
 	sdi.mgr_config.io_pad_mode = DSS_IO_PAD_MODE_BYPASS;
 
@@ -124,12 +124,13 @@ static void sdi_config_lcd_manager(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 	sdi.mgr_config.video_port_width = 24;
 	sdi.mgr_config.lcden_sig_polarity = 1;
 
-	dss_mgr_set_lcd_config(mgr->id, &sdi.mgr_config);
+	dss_mgr_set_lcd_config(channel, &sdi.mgr_config);
 }
 
 static int sdi_display_enable(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 {
 	struct omap_dss_device *out = &sdi.output;
+	enum omap_channel channel = dssdev->dispc_channel;
 	struct omap_video_timings *t = &sdi.timings;
 	unsigned long fck;
 	struct dispc_clock_info dispc_cinfo;
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ static int sdi_display_enable(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 	}
 
 
-	dss_mgr_set_timings(out->manager->id, t);
+	dss_mgr_set_timings(channel, t);
 
 	r = dss_set_fck_rate(fck);
 	if (r)
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ static int sdi_display_enable(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 	 * need to care about the shadow register mechanism for pck-free. The
 	 * exact reason for this is unknown.
 	 */
-	dispc_mgr_set_clock_div(out->manager->id, &sdi.mgr_config.clock_info);
+	dispc_mgr_set_clock_div(channel, &sdi.mgr_config.clock_info);
 
 	dss_sdi_init(sdi.datapairs);
 	r = dss_sdi_enable();
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ static int sdi_display_enable(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 		goto err_sdi_enable;
 	mdelay(2);
 
-	r = dss_mgr_enable(out->manager->id);
+	r = dss_mgr_enable(channel);
 	if (r)
 		goto err_mgr_enable;
 
@@ -216,9 +217,9 @@ static int sdi_display_enable(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 
 static void sdi_display_disable(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 {
-	struct omap_overlay_manager *mgr = sdi.output.manager;
+	enum omap_channel channel = dssdev->dispc_channel;
 
-	dss_mgr_disable(mgr->id);
+	dss_mgr_disable(channel);
 
 	dss_sdi_disable();
 
@@ -242,9 +243,9 @@ static void sdi_get_timings(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 static int sdi_check_timings(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 			struct omap_video_timings *timings)
 {
-	struct omap_overlay_manager *mgr = sdi.output.manager;
+	enum omap_channel channel = dssdev->dispc_channel;
 
-	if (!dispc_mgr_timings_ok(mgr->id, timings))
+	if (!dispc_mgr_timings_ok(channel, timings))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (timings->pixelclock == 0)
@@ -280,18 +281,14 @@ static int sdi_init_regulator(void)
 static int sdi_connect(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 		struct omap_dss_device *dst)
 {
-	struct omap_overlay_manager *mgr;
+	enum omap_channel channel = dssdev->dispc_channel;
 	int r;
 
 	r = sdi_init_regulator();
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
-	mgr = omap_dss_get_overlay_manager(dssdev->dispc_channel);
-	if (!mgr)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	r = dss_mgr_connect(mgr->id, dssdev);
+	r = dss_mgr_connect(channel, dssdev);
 	if (r)
 		return r;
 
@@ -299,7 +296,7 @@ static int sdi_connect(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 	if (r) {
 		DSSERR("failed to connect output to new device: %s\n",
 				dst->name);
-		dss_mgr_disconnect(mgr->id, dssdev);
+		dss_mgr_disconnect(channel, dssdev);
 		return r;
 	}
 
@@ -309,6 +306,8 @@ static int sdi_connect(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 static void sdi_disconnect(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 		struct omap_dss_device *dst)
 {
+	enum omap_channel channel = dssdev->dispc_channel;
+
 	WARN_ON(dst != dssdev->dst);
 
 	if (dst != dssdev->dst)
@@ -316,7 +315,7 @@ static void sdi_disconnect(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 
 	omapdss_output_unset_device(dssdev);
 
-	dss_mgr_disconnect(dssdev->manager->id, dssdev);
+	dss_mgr_disconnect(channel, dssdev);
 }
 
 static const struct omapdss_sdi_ops sdi_ops = {