diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/vlv_dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/vlv_dsi.c
index d52f9c177908..f94025ec603a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/vlv_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/vlv_dsi.c
@@ -812,10 +812,20 @@ static void intel_dsi_pre_enable(struct intel_atomic_state *state,
 		intel_dsi_prepare(encoder, pipe_config);
 
 	intel_dsi_vbt_exec_sequence(intel_dsi, MIPI_SEQ_POWER_ON);
-	intel_dsi_msleep(intel_dsi, intel_dsi->panel_on_delay);
 
-	/* Deassert reset */
-	intel_dsi_vbt_exec_sequence(intel_dsi, MIPI_SEQ_DEASSERT_RESET);
+	/*
+	 * Give the panel time to power-on and then deassert its reset.
+	 * Depending on the VBT MIPI sequences version the deassert-seq
+	 * may contain the necessary delay, intel_dsi_msleep() will skip
+	 * the delay in that case. If there is no deassert-seq, then an
+	 * unconditional msleep is used to give the panel time to power-on.
+	 */
+	if (dev_priv->vbt.dsi.sequence[MIPI_SEQ_DEASSERT_RESET]) {
+		intel_dsi_msleep(intel_dsi, intel_dsi->panel_on_delay);
+		intel_dsi_vbt_exec_sequence(intel_dsi, MIPI_SEQ_DEASSERT_RESET);
+	} else {
+		msleep(intel_dsi->panel_on_delay);
+	}
 
 	if (IS_GEMINILAKE(dev_priv)) {
 		glk_cold_boot = glk_dsi_enable_io(encoder);