diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_connector.c
index dd1e0f2e8ffc..b6433c55419e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_connector.c
@@ -241,50 +241,56 @@ static int omap_connector_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int omap_connector_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
-				 struct drm_display_mode *mode)
+enum drm_mode_status omap_connector_mode_fixup(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
+					const struct drm_display_mode *mode,
+					struct drm_display_mode *adjusted_mode)
 {
-	struct omap_connector *omap_connector = to_omap_connector(connector);
-	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev;
-	struct videomode vm = {0};
-	struct drm_device *dev = connector->dev;
-	struct drm_display_mode *new_mode;
-	int r, ret = MODE_BAD;
+	struct videomode vm = { 0 };
+	int ret;
 
 	drm_display_mode_to_videomode(mode, &vm);
-	mode->vrefresh = drm_mode_vrefresh(mode);
 
-	for (dssdev = omap_connector->output; dssdev; dssdev = dssdev->next) {
+	for (; dssdev; dssdev = dssdev->next) {
 		if (!dssdev->ops->check_timings)
 			continue;
 
-		r = dssdev->ops->check_timings(dssdev, &vm);
-		if (r)
-			goto done;
+		ret = dssdev->ops->check_timings(dssdev, &vm);
+		if (ret)
+			return MODE_BAD;
 	}
 
-	/* check if vrefresh is still valid */
-	new_mode = drm_mode_duplicate(dev, mode);
-	if (!new_mode)
-		return MODE_BAD;
+	drm_display_mode_from_videomode(&vm, adjusted_mode);
 
-	new_mode->clock = vm.pixelclock / 1000;
-	new_mode->vrefresh = 0;
-	if (mode->vrefresh == drm_mode_vrefresh(new_mode))
-		ret = MODE_OK;
-	drm_mode_destroy(dev, new_mode);
+	return MODE_OK;
+}
+
+static enum drm_mode_status omap_connector_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
+				 struct drm_display_mode *mode)
+{
+	struct omap_connector *omap_connector = to_omap_connector(connector);
+	struct drm_display_mode new_mode = { { 0 } };
+	enum drm_mode_status status;
+
+	status = omap_connector_mode_fixup(omap_connector->output, mode,
+					   &new_mode);
+	if (status != MODE_OK)
+		goto done;
+
+	/* Check if vrefresh is still valid. */
+	if (drm_mode_vrefresh(mode) != drm_mode_vrefresh(&new_mode))
+		status = MODE_NOCLOCK;
 
 done:
 	DBG("connector: mode %s: "
 			"%d:\"%s\" %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d %d 0x%x 0x%x",
-			(ret == MODE_OK) ? "valid" : "invalid",
+			(status == MODE_OK) ? "valid" : "invalid",
 			mode->base.id, mode->name, mode->vrefresh, mode->clock,
 			mode->hdisplay, mode->hsync_start,
 			mode->hsync_end, mode->htotal,
 			mode->vdisplay, mode->vsync_start,
 			mode->vsync_end, mode->vtotal, mode->type, mode->flags);
 
-	return ret;
+	return status;
 }
 
 static const struct drm_connector_funcs omap_connector_funcs = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_connector.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_connector.h
index 4a1dcd0f031b..6b7d4d95e32b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_connector.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_connector.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
+enum drm_mode_status;
+
 struct drm_connector;
 struct drm_device;
 struct drm_encoder;
@@ -34,5 +36,8 @@ struct drm_connector *omap_connector_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 bool omap_connector_get_hdmi_mode(struct drm_connector *connector);
 void omap_connector_enable_hpd(struct drm_connector *connector);
 void omap_connector_disable_hpd(struct drm_connector *connector);
+enum drm_mode_status omap_connector_mode_fixup(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
+					const struct drm_display_mode *mode,
+					struct drm_display_mode *adjusted_mode);
 
 #endif /* __OMAPDRM_CONNECTOR_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_encoder.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_encoder.c
index 7d01df6fa723..086963088201 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_encoder.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_encoder.c
@@ -198,29 +198,17 @@ static int omap_encoder_atomic_check(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
 				     struct drm_connector_state *conn_state)
 {
 	struct omap_encoder *omap_encoder = to_omap_encoder(encoder);
-	struct drm_device *dev = encoder->dev;
-	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev;
-	struct videomode vm = { 0 };
-	int ret;
-
-	drm_display_mode_to_videomode(&crtc_state->mode, &vm);
-
-	for (dssdev = omap_encoder->output; dssdev; dssdev = dssdev->next) {
-		if (!dssdev->ops->check_timings)
-			continue;
-
-		ret = dssdev->ops->check_timings(dssdev, &vm);
-		if (ret)
-			goto done;
+	enum drm_mode_status status;
+
+	status = omap_connector_mode_fixup(omap_encoder->output,
+					   &crtc_state->mode,
+					   &crtc_state->adjusted_mode);
+	if (status != MODE_OK) {
+		dev_err(encoder->dev->dev, "invalid timings: %d\n", status);
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	drm_display_mode_from_videomode(&vm, &crtc_state->adjusted_mode);
-
-done:
-	if (ret)
-		dev_err(dev->dev, "invalid timings: %d\n", ret);
-
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs omap_encoder_helper_funcs = {
