diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/adv7511/adv7511.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/adv7511/adv7511.h
index 711061bf3eb7..e95abeb64b93 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/adv7511/adv7511.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/adv7511/adv7511.h
@@ -394,7 +394,8 @@ static inline int adv7511_cec_init(struct device *dev, struct adv7511 *adv7511)
 
 void adv7533_dsi_power_on(struct adv7511 *adv);
 void adv7533_dsi_power_off(struct adv7511 *adv);
-void adv7533_mode_set(struct adv7511 *adv, const struct drm_display_mode *mode);
+enum drm_mode_status adv7533_mode_valid(struct adv7511 *adv,
+					const struct drm_display_mode *mode);
 int adv7533_patch_registers(struct adv7511 *adv);
 int adv7533_patch_cec_registers(struct adv7511 *adv);
 int adv7533_attach_dsi(struct adv7511 *adv);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/adv7511/adv7511_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/adv7511/adv7511_drv.c
index 430c5e8f0388..6ba860a16e96 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/adv7511/adv7511_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/adv7511/adv7511_drv.c
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ adv7511_detect(struct adv7511 *adv7511, struct drm_connector *connector)
 }
 
 static enum drm_mode_status adv7511_mode_valid(struct adv7511 *adv7511,
-			      struct drm_display_mode *mode)
+			      const struct drm_display_mode *mode)
 {
 	if (mode->clock > 165000)
 		return MODE_CLOCK_HIGH;
@@ -791,9 +791,6 @@ static void adv7511_mode_set(struct adv7511 *adv7511,
 	regmap_update_bits(adv7511->regmap, 0x17,
 		0x60, (vsync_polarity << 6) | (hsync_polarity << 5));
 
-	if (adv7511->type == ADV7533 || adv7511->type == ADV7535)
-		adv7533_mode_set(adv7511, adj_mode);
-
 	drm_mode_copy(&adv7511->curr_mode, adj_mode);
 
 	/*
@@ -913,6 +910,18 @@ static void adv7511_bridge_mode_set(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 	adv7511_mode_set(adv, mode, adj_mode);
 }
 
+static enum drm_mode_status adv7511_bridge_mode_valid(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
+						      const struct drm_display_info *info,
+		const struct drm_display_mode *mode)
+{
+	struct adv7511 *adv = bridge_to_adv7511(bridge);
+
+	if (adv->type == ADV7533 || adv->type == ADV7535)
+		return adv7533_mode_valid(adv, mode);
+	else
+		return adv7511_mode_valid(adv, mode);
+}
+
 static int adv7511_bridge_attach(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 				 enum drm_bridge_attach_flags flags)
 {
@@ -963,6 +972,7 @@ static const struct drm_bridge_funcs adv7511_bridge_funcs = {
 	.enable = adv7511_bridge_enable,
 	.disable = adv7511_bridge_disable,
 	.mode_set = adv7511_bridge_mode_set,
+	.mode_valid = adv7511_bridge_mode_valid,
 	.attach = adv7511_bridge_attach,
 	.detect = adv7511_bridge_detect,
 	.get_edid = adv7511_bridge_get_edid,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/adv7511/adv7533.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/adv7511/adv7533.c
index aa19d5a40e31..f304a5ff8e59 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/adv7511/adv7533.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/adv7511/adv7533.c
@@ -100,26 +100,27 @@ void adv7533_dsi_power_off(struct adv7511 *adv)
 	regmap_write(adv->regmap_cec, 0x27, 0x0b);
 }
 
-void adv7533_mode_set(struct adv7511 *adv, const struct drm_display_mode *mode)
+enum drm_mode_status adv7533_mode_valid(struct adv7511 *adv,
+					const struct drm_display_mode *mode)
 {
+	int lanes;
 	struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi = adv->dsi;
-	int lanes, ret;
-
-	if (adv->num_dsi_lanes != 4)
-		return;
 
 	if (mode->clock > 80000)
 		lanes = 4;
 	else
 		lanes = 3;
 
-	if (lanes != dsi->lanes) {
-		mipi_dsi_detach(dsi);
-		dsi->lanes = lanes;
-		ret = mipi_dsi_attach(dsi);
-		if (ret)
-			dev_err(&dsi->dev, "failed to change host lanes\n");
-	}
+	/*
+	 * TODO: add support for dynamic switching of lanes
+	 * by using the bridge pre_enable() op . Till then filter
+	 * out the modes which shall need different number of lanes
+	 * than what was configured in the device tree.
+	 */
+	if (lanes != dsi->lanes)
+		return MODE_BAD;
+
+	return MODE_OK;
 }
 
 int adv7533_patch_registers(struct adv7511 *adv)