diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c
index 56e23040df08c36eff29eac943af4dfc06b3cd86..334842a3b52736e6c252e153a6f0af6ecd6991da 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c
@@ -728,11 +728,10 @@ static void dispc_ovl_set_output_size(enum omap_plane plane, int width,
 	dispc_write_reg(DISPC_OVL_SIZE(plane), val);
 }
 
-static void dispc_ovl_set_zorder(enum omap_plane plane, u8 zorder)
+static void dispc_ovl_set_zorder(enum omap_plane plane,
+		enum omap_overlay_caps caps, u8 zorder)
 {
-	struct omap_overlay *ovl = omap_dss_get_overlay(plane);
-
-	if ((ovl->caps & OMAP_DSS_OVL_CAP_ZORDER) == 0)
+	if ((caps & OMAP_DSS_OVL_CAP_ZORDER) == 0)
 		return;
 
 	REG_FLD_MOD(DISPC_OVL_ATTRIBUTES(plane), zorder, 27, 26);
@@ -749,23 +748,22 @@ static void dispc_ovl_enable_zorder_planes(void)
 		REG_FLD_MOD(DISPC_OVL_ATTRIBUTES(i), 1, 25, 25);
 }
 
-static void dispc_ovl_set_pre_mult_alpha(enum omap_plane plane, bool enable)
+static void dispc_ovl_set_pre_mult_alpha(enum omap_plane plane,
+		enum omap_overlay_caps caps, bool enable)
 {
-	struct omap_overlay *ovl = omap_dss_get_overlay(plane);
-
-	if ((ovl->caps & OMAP_DSS_OVL_CAP_PRE_MULT_ALPHA) == 0)
+	if ((caps & OMAP_DSS_OVL_CAP_PRE_MULT_ALPHA) == 0)
 		return;
 
 	REG_FLD_MOD(DISPC_OVL_ATTRIBUTES(plane), enable ? 1 : 0, 28, 28);
 }
 
-static void dispc_ovl_setup_global_alpha(enum omap_plane plane, u8 global_alpha)
+static void dispc_ovl_setup_global_alpha(enum omap_plane plane,
+		enum omap_overlay_caps caps, u8 global_alpha)
 {
 	static const unsigned shifts[] = { 0, 8, 16, 24, };
 	int shift;
-	struct omap_overlay *ovl = omap_dss_get_overlay(plane);
 
-	if ((ovl->caps & OMAP_DSS_OVL_CAP_GLOBAL_ALPHA) == 0)
+	if ((caps & OMAP_DSS_OVL_CAP_GLOBAL_ALPHA) == 0)
 		return;
 
 	shift = shifts[plane];
@@ -2193,14 +2191,13 @@ static int dispc_ovl_calc_scaling_44xx(enum omap_channel channel,
 }
 
 static int dispc_ovl_calc_scaling(enum omap_plane plane,
-		enum omap_channel channel,
+		enum omap_overlay_caps caps, enum omap_channel channel,
 		const struct omap_video_timings *mgr_timings,
 		u16 width, u16 height, u16 out_width, u16 out_height,
 		enum omap_color_mode color_mode, bool *five_taps,
 		int *x_predecim, int *y_predecim, u16 pos_x,
 		enum omap_dss_rotation_type rotation_type)
 {
-	struct omap_overlay *ovl = omap_dss_get_overlay(plane);
 	const int maxdownscale = dss_feat_get_param_max(FEAT_PARAM_DOWNSCALE);
 	const int max_decim_limit = 16;
 	unsigned long core_clk = 0;
@@ -2209,7 +2206,7 @@ static int dispc_ovl_calc_scaling(enum omap_plane plane,
 	if (width == out_width && height == out_height)
 		return 0;
 
-	if ((ovl->caps & OMAP_DSS_OVL_CAP_SCALE) == 0)
+	if ((caps & OMAP_DSS_OVL_CAP_SCALE) == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	*x_predecim = max_decim_limit;
@@ -2261,6 +2258,7 @@ int dispc_ovl_setup(enum omap_plane plane, const struct omap_overlay_info *oi,
 		bool replication, const struct omap_video_timings *mgr_timings)
 {
 	struct omap_overlay *ovl = omap_dss_get_overlay(plane);
+	enum omap_overlay_caps caps = ovl->caps;
 	bool five_taps = true;
 	bool fieldmode = 0;
 	int r, cconv = 0;
@@ -2309,7 +2307,7 @@ int dispc_ovl_setup(enum omap_plane plane, const struct omap_overlay_info *oi,
 	if (!dss_feat_color_mode_supported(plane, oi->color_mode))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	r = dispc_ovl_calc_scaling(plane, channel, mgr_timings, in_width,
+	r = dispc_ovl_calc_scaling(plane, caps, channel, mgr_timings, in_width,
 			in_height, out_width, out_height, oi->color_mode,
 			&five_taps, &x_predecim, &y_predecim, oi->pos_x,
 			oi->rotation_type);
@@ -2391,7 +2389,7 @@ int dispc_ovl_setup(enum omap_plane plane, const struct omap_overlay_info *oi,
 
 	dispc_ovl_set_input_size(plane, in_width, in_height);
 
-	if (ovl->caps & OMAP_DSS_OVL_CAP_SCALE) {
+	if (caps & OMAP_DSS_OVL_CAP_SCALE) {
 		dispc_ovl_set_scaling(plane, in_width, in_height, out_width,
 				   out_height, ilace, five_taps, fieldmode,
 				   oi->color_mode, oi->rotation);
@@ -2403,9 +2401,9 @@ int dispc_ovl_setup(enum omap_plane plane, const struct omap_overlay_info *oi,
 	dispc_ovl_set_rotation_attrs(plane, oi->rotation, oi->mirror,
 			oi->color_mode);
 
-	dispc_ovl_set_zorder(plane, oi->zorder);
-	dispc_ovl_set_pre_mult_alpha(plane, oi->pre_mult_alpha);
-	dispc_ovl_setup_global_alpha(plane, oi->global_alpha);
+	dispc_ovl_set_zorder(plane, caps, oi->zorder);
+	dispc_ovl_set_pre_mult_alpha(plane, caps, oi->pre_mult_alpha);
+	dispc_ovl_setup_global_alpha(plane, caps, oi->global_alpha);
 
 	dispc_ovl_enable_replication(plane, replication);