diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
index 2db8d46f61a16..c31f5233941c1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
@@ -7608,9 +7608,8 @@ static bool intel_edp_init_connector(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 	intel_panel_setup_backlight(connector, pipe);
 
 	if (fixed_mode) {
-		/* We do not know the orientation, but their might be a quirk */
 		drm_connector_set_panel_orientation_with_quirk(connector,
-				DRM_MODE_PANEL_ORIENTATION_UNKNOWN,
+				dev_priv->vbt.orientation,
 				fixed_mode->hdisplay, fixed_mode->vdisplay);
 	}