diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_aux.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_aux.c
index fd7527a3087f..f0485521e58a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_aux.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_aux.c
@@ -119,6 +119,32 @@ static u32 skl_get_aux_clock_divider(struct intel_dp *intel_dp, int index)
 	return index ? 0 : 1;
 }
 
+static int intel_dp_aux_sync_len(void)
+{
+	int precharge = 16; /* 10-16 */
+	int preamble = 16;
+
+	return precharge + preamble;
+}
+
+static int intel_dp_aux_fw_sync_len(void)
+{
+	int precharge = 16; /* 10-16 */
+	int preamble = 8;
+
+	return precharge + preamble;
+}
+
+static int g4x_dp_aux_precharge_len(void)
+{
+	int precharge_min = 10;
+	int preamble = 16;
+
+	/* HW wants the length of the extra precharge in 2us units */
+	return (intel_dp_aux_sync_len() -
+		precharge_min - preamble) / 2;
+}
+
 static u32 g4x_get_aux_send_ctl(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 				int send_bytes,
 				u32 aux_clock_divider)
@@ -141,7 +167,7 @@ static u32 g4x_get_aux_send_ctl(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 	       timeout |
 	       DP_AUX_CH_CTL_RECEIVE_ERROR |
 	       (send_bytes << DP_AUX_CH_CTL_MESSAGE_SIZE_SHIFT) |
-	       (3 << DP_AUX_CH_CTL_PRECHARGE_2US_SHIFT) |
+	       (g4x_dp_aux_precharge_len() << DP_AUX_CH_CTL_PRECHARGE_2US_SHIFT) |
 	       (aux_clock_divider << DP_AUX_CH_CTL_BIT_CLOCK_2X_SHIFT);
 }
 
@@ -167,8 +193,8 @@ static u32 skl_get_aux_send_ctl(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 	      DP_AUX_CH_CTL_TIME_OUT_MAX |
 	      DP_AUX_CH_CTL_RECEIVE_ERROR |
 	      (send_bytes << DP_AUX_CH_CTL_MESSAGE_SIZE_SHIFT) |
-	      DP_AUX_CH_CTL_FW_SYNC_PULSE_SKL(24) |
-	      DP_AUX_CH_CTL_SYNC_PULSE_SKL(32);
+	      DP_AUX_CH_CTL_FW_SYNC_PULSE_SKL(intel_dp_aux_fw_sync_len()) |
+	      DP_AUX_CH_CTL_SYNC_PULSE_SKL(intel_dp_aux_sync_len());
 
 	if (intel_phy_is_tc(i915, phy) &&
 	    dig_port->tc_mode == TC_PORT_TBT_ALT)