diff --git a/target/msm8996/include/target/display.h b/target/msm8996/include/target/display.h
index 92d3994..601b54b 100644
--- a/target/msm8996/include/target/display.h
+++ b/target/msm8996/include/target/display.h
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@
 #define PWM_BL_LPG_CHAN_ID           4	/* lpg_out<3> */
 
 #define HDMI_PANEL_NAME              "hdmi"
-#define HDMI_CONTROLLER_STRING       "hdmi:0"
+#define HDMI_CONTROLLER_STRING       "hdmi:"
+#define HDMI_VIC_LEN                 5
 
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 /* Functions		                                                     */
diff --git a/target/msm8996/target_display.c b/target/msm8996/target_display.c
index 5086451..55310ae 100644
--- a/target/msm8996/target_display.c
+++ b/target/msm8996/target_display.c
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@
 	int prefix_string_len = strlen(DISPLAY_CMDLINE_PREFIX);
 	bool ret = true;
 	struct oem_panel_data oem = mdss_dsi_get_oem_data();
+	char vic_buf[HDMI_VIC_LEN] = "0";
 
 	if (!strcmp(oem.panel, HDMI_PANEL_NAME)) {
 		if (buf_size < (prefix_string_len + LK_OVERRIDE_PANEL_LEN +
@@ -592,6 +593,9 @@
 		strlcat(pbuf, LK_OVERRIDE_PANEL, buf_size);
 		buf_size -= LK_OVERRIDE_PANEL_LEN;
 		strlcat(pbuf, HDMI_CONTROLLER_STRING, buf_size);
+		buf_size -= strlen(HDMI_CONTROLLER_STRING);
+		mdss_hdmi_get_vic(vic_buf);
+		strlcat(pbuf, vic_buf, buf_size);
 	} else {
 		ret = gcdb_display_cmdline_arg(pbuf, buf_size);
 	}