diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_plane.c
index e13b96358208..adfbffae2983 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_plane.c
@@ -1788,24 +1788,23 @@ static const struct drm_plane_helper_funcs dm_primary_plane_helper_funcs = {
 	.panic_flush = amdgpu_dm_plane_panic_flush,
 };
 
-STATIC_IFN_KUNIT void amdgpu_dm_plane_drm_plane_reset(struct drm_plane *plane)
+STATIC_IFN_KUNIT struct drm_plane_state *amdgpu_dm_plane_drm_plane_create_state(struct drm_plane *plane)
 {
 	struct dm_plane_state *amdgpu_state;
 
 	amdgpu_state = kzalloc_obj(*amdgpu_state);
 	if (!amdgpu_state)
-		return;
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	if (plane->state)
-		plane->funcs->atomic_destroy_state(plane, plane->state);
-
-	__drm_atomic_helper_plane_reset(plane, &amdgpu_state->base);
+	__drm_atomic_helper_plane_state_init(&amdgpu_state->base, plane);
 	amdgpu_state->degamma_tf = AMDGPU_TRANSFER_FUNCTION_DEFAULT;
 	amdgpu_state->hdr_mult = AMDGPU_HDR_MULT_DEFAULT;
 	amdgpu_state->shaper_tf = AMDGPU_TRANSFER_FUNCTION_DEFAULT;
 	amdgpu_state->blend_tf = AMDGPU_TRANSFER_FUNCTION_DEFAULT;
+
+	return &amdgpu_state->base;
 }
-EXPORT_IF_KUNIT(amdgpu_dm_plane_drm_plane_reset);
+EXPORT_IF_KUNIT(amdgpu_dm_plane_drm_plane_create_state);
 
 STATIC_IFN_KUNIT struct drm_plane_state *
 amdgpu_dm_plane_drm_plane_duplicate_state(struct drm_plane *plane)
@@ -2168,7 +2167,7 @@ static const struct drm_plane_funcs dm_plane_funcs = {
 	.update_plane	= drm_atomic_helper_update_plane,
 	.disable_plane	= drm_atomic_helper_disable_plane,
 	.destroy	= drm_plane_helper_destroy,
-	.reset = amdgpu_dm_plane_drm_plane_reset,
+	.atomic_create_state = amdgpu_dm_plane_drm_plane_create_state,
 	.atomic_duplicate_state = amdgpu_dm_plane_drm_plane_duplicate_state,
 	.atomic_destroy_state = amdgpu_dm_plane_drm_plane_destroy_state,
 	.format_mod_supported = amdgpu_dm_plane_format_mod_supported,
@@ -2303,9 +2302,16 @@ int amdgpu_dm_plane_init(struct amdgpu_display_manager *dm,
 		return res;
 #endif
 
-	/* Create (reset) the plane state */
-	if (plane->funcs->reset)
-		plane->funcs->reset(plane);
+	/* Create the plane state */
+	if (plane->funcs->atomic_create_state) {
+		struct drm_plane_state *plane_state;
+
+		plane_state = plane->funcs->atomic_create_state(plane);
+		if (IS_ERR(plane_state))
+			return PTR_ERR(plane_state);
+
+		plane->state = plane_state;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_plane.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_plane.h
index 092ade738ce9..6aaea290206d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_plane.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_plane.h
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ int amdgpu_dm_plane_atomic_async_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
 int amdgpu_dm_plane_atomic_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
 				 struct drm_atomic_commit *state);
 void amdgpu_dm_plane_panic_flush(struct drm_plane *plane);
-void amdgpu_dm_plane_drm_plane_reset(struct drm_plane *plane);
+struct drm_plane_state *amdgpu_dm_plane_drm_plane_create_state(struct drm_plane *plane);
 struct drm_plane_state *amdgpu_dm_plane_drm_plane_duplicate_state(struct drm_plane *plane);
 void amdgpu_dm_plane_drm_plane_destroy_state(struct drm_plane *plane,
 					     struct drm_plane_state *state);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/tests/amdgpu_dm_plane_test.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/tests/amdgpu_dm_plane_test.c
index 23ac8ae41c68..c75a2ef87479 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/tests/amdgpu_dm_plane_test.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/tests/amdgpu_dm_plane_test.c
@@ -2924,14 +2924,14 @@ static const struct drm_plane_funcs dm_test_plane_reset_funcs = {
 };
 
 /**
- * dm_test_plane_reset_initializes_state() - Verify reset installs default state.
+ * dm_test_plane_create_state_initializes_state() - Verify create_state allocates default state.
  * @test: KUnit test context.
  *
- * Verify amdgpu_dm_plane_drm_plane_reset() destroys the existing plane state,
- * allocates a fresh dm_plane_state, and initializes the AMD-specific transfer
- * function and HDR multiplier defaults.
+ * Verify amdgpu_dm_plane_drm_plane_create_state() allocates a fresh
+ * dm_plane_state, and initializes the AMD-specific transfer function and HDR
+ * multiplier defaults.
  */
-static void dm_test_plane_reset_initializes_state(struct kunit *test)
+static void dm_test_plane_create_state_initializes_state(struct kunit *test)
 {
 	struct dm_plane_state *old_state;
 	struct dm_plane_state *new_state;
@@ -2940,20 +2940,12 @@ static void dm_test_plane_reset_initializes_state(struct kunit *test)
 	plane = kunit_kzalloc(test, sizeof(*plane), GFP_KERNEL);
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(test, plane);
 
-	/*
-	 * Provide an existing state plus a funcs table so reset exercises the
-	 * destroy-existing-state path. The destroy hook frees this state, so it
-	 * must be a plain (non-KUnit-managed) allocation.
-	 */
-	old_state = kzalloc_obj(*old_state);
-	KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(test, old_state);
 	plane->funcs = &dm_test_plane_reset_funcs;
-	plane->state = &old_state->base;
 
-	amdgpu_dm_plane_drm_plane_reset(plane);
+	plane_state = amdgpu_dm_plane_drm_plane_create_state(plane);
+	KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_ERR_OR_NULL(test, plane_state);
 
-	KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(test, plane->state);
-	new_state = to_dm_plane_state(plane->state);
+	new_state = to_dm_plane_state(plane_state);
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, new_state->degamma_tf, AMDGPU_TRANSFER_FUNCTION_DEFAULT);
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, new_state->hdr_mult, AMDGPU_HDR_MULT_DEFAULT);
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, new_state->shaper_tf, AMDGPU_TRANSFER_FUNCTION_DEFAULT);
@@ -3098,8 +3090,8 @@ static struct kunit_case amdgpu_dm_plane_test_cases[] = {
 	KUNIT_CASE(dm_test_atomic_check_scaling_failure),
 	/* amdgpu_dm_plane_panic_flush() */
 	KUNIT_CASE(dm_test_panic_flush_no_dc_state),
-	/* amdgpu_dm_plane_drm_plane_reset() */
-	KUNIT_CASE(dm_test_plane_reset_initializes_state),
+	/* amdgpu_dm_plane_drm_plane_create_state() */
+	KUNIT_CASE(dm_test_plane_create_state_initializes_state),
 	/* amdgpu_dm_plane_drm_plane_duplicate_state() */
 	KUNIT_CASE(dm_test_plane_duplicate_state_copies_fields),
 	/* amdgpu_dm_plane_drm_plane_destroy_state() */