diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3/ipuv3-plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3/ipuv3-plane.c
index ff483089b26b..c1c7be4e26c6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3/ipuv3-plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3/ipuv3-plane.c
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ struct ipu_plane *ipu_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev, struct ipu_soc *ipu,
 {
 	struct ipu_plane *ipu_plane;
 	const uint64_t *modifiers = ipu_format_modifiers;
-	unsigned int zpos = (type == DRM_PLANE_TYPE_PRIMARY) ? 0 : 1;
+	unsigned int primary_zpos = 1;
 	unsigned int format_count;
 	const uint32_t *formats;
 	int ret;
@@ -923,17 +923,16 @@ struct ipu_plane *ipu_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev, struct ipu_soc *ipu,
 	ipu_plane->dma = dma;
 	ipu_plane->dp_flow = dp;
 
-	if (type == DRM_PLANE_TYPE_PRIMARY)
+	if (type == DRM_PLANE_TYPE_PRIMARY) {
 		drm_plane_helper_add(&ipu_plane->base, &ipu_primary_plane_helper_funcs);
-	else
-		drm_plane_helper_add(&ipu_plane->base, &ipu_plane_helper_funcs);
-
-	if (dp == IPU_DP_FLOW_SYNC_BG || dp == IPU_DP_FLOW_SYNC_FG)
-		ret = drm_plane_create_zpos_property(&ipu_plane->base, zpos, 0,
-						     1);
-	else
 		ret = drm_plane_create_zpos_immutable_property(&ipu_plane->base,
-							       0);
+							       primary_zpos);
+	} else {
+		drm_plane_helper_add(&ipu_plane->base, &ipu_plane_helper_funcs);
+		ret = drm_plane_create_zpos_property(&ipu_plane->base,
+						     primary_zpos + 1, 0,
+						     primary_zpos + 1);
+	}
 	if (ret)
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);