diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.c
index 6d2fd2077dae..6aa6a9e95570 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.c
@@ -201,16 +201,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(mipi_dsi_detach);
 /**
  * mipi_dsi_dcs_write - send DCS write command
  * @dsi: DSI device
- * @channel: virtual channel
  * @data: pointer to the command followed by parameters
  * @len: length of @data
  */
-ssize_t mipi_dsi_dcs_write(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi, unsigned int channel,
-			   const void *data, size_t len)
+ssize_t mipi_dsi_dcs_write(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi, const void *data,
+			    size_t len)
 {
 	const struct mipi_dsi_host_ops *ops = dsi->host->ops;
 	struct mipi_dsi_msg msg = {
-		.channel = channel,
+		.channel = dsi->channel,
 		.tx_buf = data,
 		.tx_len = len
 	};
@@ -239,19 +238,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(mipi_dsi_dcs_write);
 /**
  * mipi_dsi_dcs_read - send DCS read request command
  * @dsi: DSI device
- * @channel: virtual channel
  * @cmd: DCS read command
  * @data: pointer to read buffer
  * @len: length of @data
  *
  * Function returns number of read bytes or error code.
  */
-ssize_t mipi_dsi_dcs_read(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi, unsigned int channel,
-			  u8 cmd, void *data, size_t len)
+ssize_t mipi_dsi_dcs_read(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi, u8 cmd, void *data,
+			  size_t len)
 {
 	const struct mipi_dsi_host_ops *ops = dsi->host->ops;
 	struct mipi_dsi_msg msg = {
-		.channel = channel,
+		.channel = dsi->channel,
 		.type = MIPI_DSI_DCS_READ,
 		.tx_buf = &cmd,
 		.tx_len = 1,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-s6e8aa0.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-s6e8aa0.c
index beb43492b649..5502ef6bc074 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-s6e8aa0.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-s6e8aa0.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static void s6e8aa0_dcs_write(struct s6e8aa0 *ctx, const void *data, size_t len)
 	if (ctx->error < 0)
 		return;
 
-	ret = mipi_dsi_dcs_write(dsi, dsi->channel, data, len);
+	ret = mipi_dsi_dcs_write(dsi, data, len);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(ctx->dev, "error %zd writing dcs seq: %*ph\n", ret, len,
 			data);
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static int s6e8aa0_dcs_read(struct s6e8aa0 *ctx, u8 cmd, void *data, size_t len)
 	if (ctx->error < 0)
 		return ctx->error;
 
-	ret = mipi_dsi_dcs_read(dsi, dsi->channel, cmd, data, len);
+	ret = mipi_dsi_dcs_read(dsi, cmd, data, len);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(ctx->dev, "error %d reading dcs seq(%#x)\n", ret, cmd);
 		ctx->error = ret;
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h b/include/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h
index 4b0112781910..7b5e1a9244e1 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ struct mipi_dsi_device {
 
 int mipi_dsi_attach(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi);
 int mipi_dsi_detach(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi);
-ssize_t mipi_dsi_dcs_write(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi, unsigned int channel,
-			   const void *data, size_t len);
-ssize_t mipi_dsi_dcs_read(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi, unsigned int channel,
-			  u8 cmd, void *data, size_t len);
+ssize_t mipi_dsi_dcs_write(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi, const void *data,
+			    size_t len);
+ssize_t mipi_dsi_dcs_read(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi, u8 cmd, void *data,
+			  size_t len);
 
 /**
  * struct mipi_dsi_driver - DSI driver