diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_crtc.c
index 9dbac2def333..c2c4c9c3086b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_crtc.c
@@ -529,20 +529,17 @@ void atmel_hlcdc_crtc_irq(struct drm_crtc *c)
 	atmel_hlcdc_crtc_finish_page_flip(drm_crtc_to_atmel_hlcdc_crtc(c));
 }
 
-static void atmel_hlcdc_crtc_reset(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+static struct drm_crtc_state *atmel_hlcdc_crtc_create_state(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	struct atmel_hlcdc_crtc_state *state;
 
-	if (crtc->state) {
-		__drm_atomic_helper_crtc_destroy_state(crtc->state);
-		state = drm_crtc_state_to_atmel_hlcdc_crtc_state(crtc->state);
-		kfree(state);
-		crtc->state = NULL;
-	}
-
 	state = kzalloc_obj(*state);
-	if (state)
-		__drm_atomic_helper_crtc_reset(crtc, &state->base);
+	if (!state)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	__drm_atomic_helper_crtc_state_init(&state->base, crtc);
+
+	return &state->base;
 }
 
 static struct drm_crtc_state *
@@ -599,7 +596,7 @@ static void atmel_hlcdc_crtc_disable_vblank(struct drm_crtc *c)
 static const struct drm_crtc_funcs atmel_hlcdc_crtc_funcs = {
 	.page_flip = drm_atomic_helper_page_flip,
 	.set_config = drm_atomic_helper_set_config,
-	.reset = atmel_hlcdc_crtc_reset,
+	.atomic_create_state = atmel_hlcdc_crtc_create_state,
 	.atomic_duplicate_state =  atmel_hlcdc_crtc_duplicate_state,
 	.atomic_destroy_state = atmel_hlcdc_crtc_destroy_state,
 	.enable_vblank = atmel_hlcdc_crtc_enable_vblank,