diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/core.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/core.c
index 00aa026e307c..685d9a957b19 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/core.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/core.c
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ const char *dss_get_default_display_name(void)
 	return core.default_display_name;
 }
 
+enum omapdss_version omapdss_get_version(void)
+{
+	struct omap_dss_board_info *pdata = core.pdev->dev.platform_data;
+	return pdata->version;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(omapdss_get_version);
+
 /* REGULATORS */
 
 struct regulator *dss_get_vdds_dsi(void)
@@ -232,7 +239,7 @@ static int __init omap_dss_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	core.pdev = pdev;
 
-	dss_features_init(pdata->version);
+	dss_features_init(omapdss_get_version());
 
 	dss_apply_init();
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c
index 6dd9eb4a2c5b..817d671e2baa 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c
@@ -4098,7 +4098,6 @@ static const struct dispc_features omap44xx_dispc_feats __initconst = {
 
 static int __init dispc_init_features(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct omap_dss_board_info *pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
 	const struct dispc_features *src;
 	struct dispc_features *dst;
 
@@ -4108,7 +4107,7 @@ static int __init dispc_init_features(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	switch (pdata->version) {
+	switch (omapdss_get_version()) {
 	case OMAPDSS_VER_OMAP24xx:
 		src = &omap24xx_dispc_feats;
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.c
index 37ee465c1a0e..d90de37288c4 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.c
@@ -793,7 +793,6 @@ static const struct dss_features omap54xx_dss_feats __initconst = {
 
 static int __init dss_init_features(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct omap_dss_board_info *pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
 	const struct dss_features *src;
 	struct dss_features *dst;
 
@@ -803,7 +802,7 @@ static int __init dss_init_features(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	switch (pdata->version) {
+	switch (omapdss_get_version()) {
 	case OMAPDSS_VER_OMAP24xx:
 		src = &omap24xx_dss_feats;
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/hdmi.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/hdmi.c
index adcc906d12f8..c1c54883fbe7 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/hdmi.c
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ static void hdmi_runtime_put(void)
 
 static int __init hdmi_init_display(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 {
-	struct omap_dss_board_info *pdata = hdmi.pdev->dev.platform_data;
 	int r;
 
 	struct gpio gpios[] = {
@@ -334,7 +333,7 @@ static int __init hdmi_init_display(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 
 	DSSDBG("init_display\n");
 
-	dss_init_hdmi_ip_ops(&hdmi.ip_data, pdata->version);
+	dss_init_hdmi_ip_ops(&hdmi.ip_data, omapdss_get_version());
 
 	if (hdmi.vdda_hdmi_dac_reg == NULL) {
 		struct regulator *reg;
diff --git a/include/video/omapdss.h b/include/video/omapdss.h
index cdfb22e7fe80..eac5f2562253 100644
--- a/include/video/omapdss.h
+++ b/include/video/omapdss.h
@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@ struct omap_dss_driver {
 
 };
 
+enum omapdss_version omapdss_get_version(void);
+
 int omap_dss_register_driver(struct omap_dss_driver *);
 void omap_dss_unregister_driver(struct omap_dss_driver *);