diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c
index 7318c9ac8910..0dcfa04830ea 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ static void exynos_drm_atomic_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	exynos_atomic_commit_complete(commit);
 }
 
+static struct device *exynos_drm_get_dma_device(void);
+
 static int exynos_drm_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
 {
 	struct exynos_drm_private *private;
@@ -147,6 +149,16 @@ static int exynos_drm_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev->dev, dev);
 	dev->dev_private = (void *)private;
 
+	/* the first real CRTC device is used for all dma mapping operations */
+	private->dma_dev = exynos_drm_get_dma_device();
+	if (!private->dma_dev) {
+		DRM_ERROR("no device found for DMA mapping operations.\n");
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+		goto err_free_private;
+	}
+	DRM_INFO("Exynos DRM: using %s device for DMA mapping operations\n",
+		 dev_name(private->dma_dev));
+
 	/*
 	 * create mapping to manage iommu table and set a pointer to iommu
 	 * mapping structure to iommu_mapping of private data.
@@ -488,6 +500,7 @@ struct exynos_drm_driver_info {
 
 #define DRM_COMPONENT_DRIVER	BIT(0)	/* supports component framework */
 #define DRM_VIRTUAL_DEVICE	BIT(1)	/* create virtual platform device */
+#define DRM_DMA_DEVICE		BIT(2)	/* can be used for dma allocations */
 
 #define DRV_PTR(drv, cond) (IS_ENABLED(cond) ? &drv : NULL)
 
@@ -498,16 +511,16 @@ struct exynos_drm_driver_info {
 static struct exynos_drm_driver_info exynos_drm_drivers[] = {
 	{
 		DRV_PTR(fimd_driver, CONFIG_DRM_EXYNOS_FIMD),
-		DRM_COMPONENT_DRIVER
+		DRM_COMPONENT_DRIVER | DRM_DMA_DEVICE
 	}, {
 		DRV_PTR(exynos5433_decon_driver, CONFIG_DRM_EXYNOS5433_DECON),
-		DRM_COMPONENT_DRIVER
+		DRM_COMPONENT_DRIVER | DRM_DMA_DEVICE
 	}, {
 		DRV_PTR(decon_driver, CONFIG_DRM_EXYNOS7_DECON),
-		DRM_COMPONENT_DRIVER
+		DRM_COMPONENT_DRIVER | DRM_DMA_DEVICE
 	}, {
 		DRV_PTR(mixer_driver, CONFIG_DRM_EXYNOS_MIXER),
-		DRM_COMPONENT_DRIVER
+		DRM_COMPONENT_DRIVER | DRM_DMA_DEVICE
 	}, {
 		DRV_PTR(mic_driver, CONFIG_DRM_EXYNOS_MIC),
 		DRM_COMPONENT_DRIVER
@@ -615,6 +628,27 @@ static struct platform_driver exynos_drm_platform_driver = {
 	},
 };
 
+static struct device *exynos_drm_get_dma_device(void)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(exynos_drm_drivers); ++i) {
+		struct exynos_drm_driver_info *info = &exynos_drm_drivers[i];
+		struct device *dev;
+
+		if (!info->driver || !(info->flags & DRM_DMA_DEVICE))
+			continue;
+
+		while ((dev = bus_find_device(&platform_bus_type, NULL,
+					    &info->driver->driver,
+					    (void *)platform_bus_type.match))) {
+			put_device(dev);
+			return dev;
+		}
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static void exynos_drm_unregister_devices(void)
 {
 	int i;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.h
index 34a139b2fb8d..502f750bad2a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.h
@@ -219,8 +219,10 @@ struct exynos_drm_private {
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc[MAX_CRTC];
 	struct drm_property *plane_zpos_property;
 
+	struct device *dma_dev;
 	unsigned long da_start;
 	unsigned long da_space_size;
+	void *mapping;
 
 	unsigned int pipe;
 
@@ -230,6 +232,13 @@ struct exynos_drm_private {
 	wait_queue_head_t	wait;
 };
 
+static inline struct device *to_dma_dev(struct drm_device *dev)
+{
+	struct exynos_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
+
+	return priv->dma_dev;
+}
+
 /*
  * Exynos drm sub driver structure.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fbdev.c
index 8baabd813ff5..4ae860c44f1d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fbdev.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static int exynos_drm_fb_mmap(struct fb_info *info,
 	if (vm_size > exynos_gem->size)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = dma_mmap_attrs(helper->dev->dev, vma, exynos_gem->cookie,
+	ret = dma_mmap_attrs(to_dma_dev(helper->dev), vma, exynos_gem->cookie,
 			     exynos_gem->dma_addr, exynos_gem->size,
 			     &exynos_gem->dma_attrs);
 	if (ret < 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_g2d.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_g2d.c
index 048ebdd6a883..193d3602dffb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_g2d.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_g2d.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ static int g2d_init_cmdlist(struct g2d_data *g2d)
 	init_dma_attrs(&g2d->cmdlist_dma_attrs);
 	dma_set_attr(DMA_ATTR_WRITE_COMBINE, &g2d->cmdlist_dma_attrs);
 
-	g2d->cmdlist_pool_virt = dma_alloc_attrs(subdrv->drm_dev->dev,
+	g2d->cmdlist_pool_virt = dma_alloc_attrs(to_dma_dev(subdrv->drm_dev),
 						G2D_CMDLIST_POOL_SIZE,
 						&g2d->cmdlist_pool, GFP_KERNEL,
 						&g2d->cmdlist_dma_attrs);
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static int g2d_init_cmdlist(struct g2d_data *g2d)
 	return 0;
 
 err:
-	dma_free_attrs(subdrv->drm_dev->dev, G2D_CMDLIST_POOL_SIZE,
+	dma_free_attrs(to_dma_dev(subdrv->drm_dev), G2D_CMDLIST_POOL_SIZE,
 			g2d->cmdlist_pool_virt,
 			g2d->cmdlist_pool, &g2d->cmdlist_dma_attrs);
 	return ret;
@@ -306,7 +306,8 @@ static void g2d_fini_cmdlist(struct g2d_data *g2d)
 	kfree(g2d->cmdlist_node);
 
 	if (g2d->cmdlist_pool_virt && g2d->cmdlist_pool) {
-		dma_free_attrs(subdrv->drm_dev->dev, G2D_CMDLIST_POOL_SIZE,
+		dma_free_attrs(to_dma_dev(subdrv->drm_dev),
+				G2D_CMDLIST_POOL_SIZE,
 				g2d->cmdlist_pool_virt,
 				g2d->cmdlist_pool, &g2d->cmdlist_dma_attrs);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_gem.c
index 26b5e4bd55b6..54b639497d23 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_gem.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static int exynos_drm_alloc_buf(struct exynos_drm_gem *exynos_gem)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	exynos_gem->cookie = dma_alloc_attrs(dev->dev, exynos_gem->size,
+	exynos_gem->cookie = dma_alloc_attrs(to_dma_dev(dev), exynos_gem->size,
 					     &exynos_gem->dma_addr, GFP_KERNEL,
 					     &exynos_gem->dma_attrs);
 	if (!exynos_gem->cookie) {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static int exynos_drm_alloc_buf(struct exynos_drm_gem *exynos_gem)
 		goto err_free;
 	}
 
-	ret = dma_get_sgtable_attrs(dev->dev, &sgt, exynos_gem->cookie,
+	ret = dma_get_sgtable_attrs(to_dma_dev(dev), &sgt, exynos_gem->cookie,
 				    exynos_gem->dma_addr, exynos_gem->size,
 				    &exynos_gem->dma_attrs);
 	if (ret < 0) {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static int exynos_drm_alloc_buf(struct exynos_drm_gem *exynos_gem)
 err_sgt_free:
 	sg_free_table(&sgt);
 err_dma_free:
-	dma_free_attrs(dev->dev, exynos_gem->size, exynos_gem->cookie,
+	dma_free_attrs(to_dma_dev(dev), exynos_gem->size, exynos_gem->cookie,
 		       exynos_gem->dma_addr, &exynos_gem->dma_attrs);
 err_free:
 	drm_free_large(exynos_gem->pages);
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static void exynos_drm_free_buf(struct exynos_drm_gem *exynos_gem)
 	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("dma_addr(0x%lx), size(0x%lx)\n",
 			(unsigned long)exynos_gem->dma_addr, exynos_gem->size);
 
-	dma_free_attrs(dev->dev, exynos_gem->size, exynos_gem->cookie,
+	dma_free_attrs(to_dma_dev(dev), exynos_gem->size, exynos_gem->cookie,
 			(dma_addr_t)exynos_gem->dma_addr,
 			&exynos_gem->dma_attrs);
 
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ static int exynos_drm_gem_mmap_buffer(struct exynos_drm_gem *exynos_gem,
 	if (vm_size > exynos_gem->size)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = dma_mmap_attrs(drm_dev->dev, vma, exynos_gem->cookie,
+	ret = dma_mmap_attrs(to_dma_dev(drm_dev), vma, exynos_gem->cookie,
 			     exynos_gem->dma_addr, exynos_gem->size,
 			     &exynos_gem->dma_attrs);
 	if (ret < 0) {
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ int exynos_gem_map_sgt_with_dma(struct drm_device *drm_dev,
 
 	mutex_lock(&drm_dev->struct_mutex);
 
-	nents = dma_map_sg(drm_dev->dev, sgt->sgl, sgt->nents, dir);
+	nents = dma_map_sg(to_dma_dev(drm_dev), sgt->sgl, sgt->nents, dir);
 	if (!nents) {
 		DRM_ERROR("failed to map sgl with dma.\n");
 		mutex_unlock(&drm_dev->struct_mutex);
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ void exynos_gem_unmap_sgt_from_dma(struct drm_device *drm_dev,
 				struct sg_table *sgt,
 				enum dma_data_direction dir)
 {
-	dma_unmap_sg(drm_dev->dev, sgt->sgl, sgt->nents, dir);
+	dma_unmap_sg(to_dma_dev(drm_dev), sgt->sgl, sgt->nents, dir);
 }
 
 void exynos_drm_gem_free_object(struct drm_gem_object *obj)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_iommu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_iommu.c
index aeb1c3a61cb9..7ca09ee19656 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_iommu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_iommu.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ int drm_create_iommu_mapping(struct drm_device *drm_dev)
 {
 	struct dma_iommu_mapping *mapping = NULL;
 	struct exynos_drm_private *priv = drm_dev->dev_private;
-	struct device *dev = drm_dev->dev;
 
 	if (!priv->da_start)
 		priv->da_start = EXYNOS_DEV_ADDR_START;
@@ -43,18 +42,9 @@ int drm_create_iommu_mapping(struct drm_device *drm_dev)
 	if (IS_ERR(mapping))
 		return PTR_ERR(mapping);
 
-	dev->dma_parms = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*dev->dma_parms),
-					GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!dev->dma_parms)
-		goto error;
-
-	dma_set_max_seg_size(dev, 0xffffffffu);
-	dev->archdata.mapping = mapping;
+	priv->mapping = mapping;
 
 	return 0;
-error:
-	arm_iommu_release_mapping(mapping);
-	return -ENOMEM;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -67,9 +57,9 @@ error:
  */
 void drm_release_iommu_mapping(struct drm_device *drm_dev)
 {
-	struct device *dev = drm_dev->dev;
+	struct exynos_drm_private *priv = drm_dev->dev_private;
 
-	arm_iommu_release_mapping(dev->archdata.mapping);
+	arm_iommu_release_mapping(priv->mapping);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -84,10 +74,10 @@ void drm_release_iommu_mapping(struct drm_device *drm_dev)
 int drm_iommu_attach_device(struct drm_device *drm_dev,
 				struct device *subdrv_dev)
 {
-	struct device *dev = drm_dev->dev;
+	struct exynos_drm_private *priv = drm_dev->dev_private;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!dev->archdata.mapping)
+	if (!priv->mapping)
 		return 0;
 
 	subdrv_dev->dma_parms = devm_kzalloc(subdrv_dev,
@@ -101,23 +91,12 @@ int drm_iommu_attach_device(struct drm_device *drm_dev,
 	if (subdrv_dev->archdata.mapping)
 		arm_iommu_detach_device(subdrv_dev);
 
-	ret = arm_iommu_attach_device(subdrv_dev, dev->archdata.mapping);
+	ret = arm_iommu_attach_device(subdrv_dev, priv->mapping);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("failed iommu attach.\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Set dma_ops to drm_device just one time.
-	 *
-	 * The dma mapping api needs device object and the api is used
-	 * to allocate physial memory and map it with iommu table.
-	 * If iommu attach succeeded, the sub driver would have dma_ops
-	 * for iommu and also all sub drivers have same dma_ops.
-	 */
-	if (get_dma_ops(dev) == get_dma_ops(NULL))
-		set_dma_ops(dev, get_dma_ops(subdrv_dev));
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -133,8 +112,8 @@ int drm_iommu_attach_device(struct drm_device *drm_dev,
 void drm_iommu_detach_device(struct drm_device *drm_dev,
 				struct device *subdrv_dev)
 {
-	struct device *dev = drm_dev->dev;
-	struct dma_iommu_mapping *mapping = dev->archdata.mapping;
+	struct exynos_drm_private *priv = drm_dev->dev_private;
+	struct dma_iommu_mapping *mapping = priv->mapping;
 
 	if (!mapping || !mapping->domain)
 		return;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_iommu.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_iommu.h
index dc1b5441f491..5ffebe02ee4d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_iommu.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_iommu.h
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ void drm_iommu_detach_device(struct drm_device *dev_dev,
 
 static inline bool is_drm_iommu_supported(struct drm_device *drm_dev)
 {
-	struct device *dev = drm_dev->dev;
+	struct exynos_drm_private *priv = drm_dev->dev_private;
 
-	return dev->archdata.mapping ? true : false;
+	return priv->mapping ? true : false;
 }
 
 #else