diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/samsung-dsim.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/samsung-dsim.c
index 6f2ca74238d1..19bdb32dbc9a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/samsung-dsim.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/samsung-dsim.c
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ static const struct samsung_dsim_driver_data exynos3_dsi_driver_data = {
 	.m_min = 41,
 	.m_max = 125,
 	.min_freq = 500,
+	.has_broken_fifoctrl_emptyhdr = 1,
 };
 
 static const struct samsung_dsim_driver_data exynos4_dsi_driver_data = {
@@ -429,6 +430,7 @@ static const struct samsung_dsim_driver_data exynos4_dsi_driver_data = {
 	.m_min = 41,
 	.m_max = 125,
 	.min_freq = 500,
+	.has_broken_fifoctrl_emptyhdr = 1,
 };
 
 static const struct samsung_dsim_driver_data exynos5_dsi_driver_data = {
@@ -1010,8 +1012,20 @@ static int samsung_dsim_wait_for_hdr_fifo(struct samsung_dsim *dsi)
 	do {
 		u32 reg = samsung_dsim_read(dsi, DSIM_FIFOCTRL_REG);
 
-		if (reg & DSIM_SFR_HEADER_EMPTY)
-			return 0;
+		if (!dsi->driver_data->has_broken_fifoctrl_emptyhdr) {
+			if (reg & DSIM_SFR_HEADER_EMPTY)
+				return 0;
+		} else {
+			if (!(reg & DSIM_SFR_HEADER_FULL)) {
+				/*
+				 * Wait a little bit, so the pending data can
+				 * actually leave the FIFO to avoid overflow.
+				 */
+				if (!cond_resched())
+					usleep_range(950, 1050);
+				return 0;
+			}
+		}
 
 		if (!cond_resched())
 			usleep_range(950, 1050);
diff --git a/include/drm/bridge/samsung-dsim.h b/include/drm/bridge/samsung-dsim.h
index 05100e91ecb9..6fc9bb2979e4 100644
--- a/include/drm/bridge/samsung-dsim.h
+++ b/include/drm/bridge/samsung-dsim.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ struct samsung_dsim_driver_data {
 	unsigned int plltmr_reg;
 	unsigned int has_freqband:1;
 	unsigned int has_clklane_stop:1;
+	unsigned int has_broken_fifoctrl_emptyhdr:1;
 	unsigned int num_clks;
 	unsigned int min_freq;
 	unsigned int max_freq;