diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c
index 374cedc6c2ac8..a5364b5192b83 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c
@@ -978,6 +978,19 @@ static void drm_dp_aux_crc_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * drm_dp_remote_aux_init() - minimally initialise a remote aux channel
+ * @aux: DisplayPort AUX channel
+ *
+ * Used for remote aux channel in general. Merely initialize the crc work
+ * struct.
+ */
+void drm_dp_remote_aux_init(struct drm_dp_aux *aux)
+{
+	INIT_WORK(&aux->crc_work, drm_dp_aux_crc_work);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_dp_remote_aux_init);
+
 /**
  * drm_dp_aux_init() - minimally initialise an aux channel
  * @aux: DisplayPort AUX channel
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_mst_topology.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
index 7d174ba78ebae..fa0656697c72e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
@@ -2200,6 +2200,9 @@ drm_dp_mst_add_port(struct drm_device *dev,
 	port->aux.dev = dev->dev;
 	port->aux.is_remote = true;
 
+	/* initialize the MST downstream port's AUX crc work queue */
+	drm_dp_remote_aux_init(&port->aux);
+
 	/*
 	 * Make sure the memory allocation for our parent branch stays
 	 * around until our own memory allocation is released
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_dp_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_dp_helper.h
index 0aeaf4a8951cf..bc04467f7c3a5 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_dp_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_dp_helper.h
@@ -1465,6 +1465,7 @@ int drm_dp_downstream_id(struct drm_dp_aux *aux, char id[6]);
 void drm_dp_downstream_debug(struct seq_file *m, const u8 dpcd[DP_RECEIVER_CAP_SIZE],
 			     const u8 port_cap[4], struct drm_dp_aux *aux);
 
+void drm_dp_remote_aux_init(struct drm_dp_aux *aux);
 void drm_dp_aux_init(struct drm_dp_aux *aux);
 int drm_dp_aux_register(struct drm_dp_aux *aux);
 void drm_dp_aux_unregister(struct drm_dp_aux *aux);