diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dispc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dispc.c
index da95dbfdf790..e61a9592a650 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dispc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dispc.c
@@ -3113,28 +3113,29 @@ static bool _dispc_mgr_pclk_ok(struct dispc_device *dispc,
 		return pclk <= dispc->feat->max_tv_pclk;
 }
 
-bool dispc_mgr_timings_ok(struct dispc_device *dispc, enum omap_channel channel,
-			  const struct videomode *vm)
+static int dispc_mgr_check_timings(struct dispc_device *dispc,
+				   enum omap_channel channel,
+				   const struct videomode *vm)
 {
 	if (!_dispc_mgr_size_ok(dispc, vm->hactive, vm->vactive))
-		return false;
+		return MODE_BAD;
 
 	if (!_dispc_mgr_pclk_ok(dispc, channel, vm->pixelclock))
-		return false;
+		return MODE_BAD;
 
 	if (dss_mgr_is_lcd(channel)) {
 		/* TODO: OMAP4+ supports interlace for LCD outputs */
 		if (vm->flags & DISPLAY_FLAGS_INTERLACED)
-			return false;
+			return MODE_BAD;
 
 		if (!_dispc_lcd_timings_ok(dispc, vm->hsync_len,
 				vm->hfront_porch, vm->hback_porch,
 				vm->vsync_len, vm->vfront_porch,
 				vm->vback_porch))
-			return false;
+			return MODE_BAD;
 	}
 
-	return true;
+	return MODE_OK;
 }
 
 static void _dispc_mgr_set_lcd_timings(struct dispc_device *dispc,
@@ -3236,7 +3237,7 @@ static void dispc_mgr_set_timings(struct dispc_device *dispc,
 
 	DSSDBG("channel %d xres %u yres %u\n", channel, t.hactive, t.vactive);
 
-	if (!dispc_mgr_timings_ok(dispc, channel, &t)) {
+	if (dispc_mgr_check_timings(dispc, channel, &t)) {
 		BUG();
 		return;
 	}
@@ -4733,6 +4734,7 @@ static const struct dispc_ops dispc_ops = {
 	.mgr_go_busy = dispc_mgr_go_busy,
 	.mgr_go = dispc_mgr_go,
 	.mgr_set_lcd_config = dispc_mgr_set_lcd_config,
+	.mgr_check_timings = dispc_mgr_check_timings,
 	.mgr_set_timings = dispc_mgr_set_timings,
 	.mgr_setup = dispc_mgr_setup,
 	.mgr_gamma_size = dispc_mgr_gamma_size,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dpi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dpi.c
index 58237decb5a8..d814d71fffbc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dpi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dpi.c
@@ -496,7 +496,6 @@ static int dpi_check_timings(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 			     struct videomode *vm)
 {
 	struct dpi_data *dpi = dpi_get_data_from_dssdev(dssdev);
-	enum omap_channel channel = dpi->output.dispc_channel;
 	int lck_div, pck_div;
 	unsigned long fck;
 	unsigned long pck;
@@ -506,9 +505,6 @@ static int dpi_check_timings(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 	if (vm->hactive % 8 != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!dispc_mgr_timings_ok(dpi->dss->dispc, channel, vm))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (vm->pixelclock == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dss.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dss.h
index ee06051933c5..37790c363128 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dss.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dss.h
@@ -417,9 +417,6 @@ bool dispc_div_calc(struct dispc_device *dispc, unsigned long dispc_freq,
 		    unsigned long pck_min, unsigned long pck_max,
 		    dispc_div_calc_func func, void *data);
 
-bool dispc_mgr_timings_ok(struct dispc_device *dispc,
-			  enum omap_channel channel,
-			  const struct videomode *vm);
 int dispc_calc_clock_rates(struct dispc_device *dispc,
 			   unsigned long dispc_fclk_rate,
 			   struct dispc_clock_info *cinfo);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi4.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi4.c
index a66bdbe3b969..3e2bc85ef538 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi4.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi4.c
@@ -251,17 +251,6 @@ static void hdmi_power_off_full(struct omap_hdmi *hdmi)
 	hdmi_power_off_core(hdmi);
 }
 
-static int hdmi_display_check_timings(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
-				      struct videomode *vm)
-{
-	struct omap_hdmi *hdmi = dssdev_to_hdmi(dssdev);
-
-	if (!dispc_mgr_timings_ok(hdmi->dss->dispc, dssdev->dispc_channel, vm))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void hdmi_display_set_timings(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 				     const struct videomode *vm)
 {
@@ -508,7 +497,6 @@ static const struct omap_dss_device_ops hdmi_ops = {
 	.enable			= hdmi_display_enable,
 	.disable		= hdmi_display_disable,
 
-	.check_timings		= hdmi_display_check_timings,
 	.set_timings		= hdmi_display_set_timings,
 
 	.read_edid		= hdmi_read_edid,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi5.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi5.c
index d63831c9eacf..c02e08299155 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi5.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi5.c
@@ -250,17 +250,6 @@ static void hdmi_power_off_full(struct omap_hdmi *hdmi)
 	hdmi_power_off_core(hdmi);
 }
 
-static int hdmi_display_check_timings(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
-				      struct videomode *vm)
-{
-	struct omap_hdmi *hdmi = dssdev_to_hdmi(dssdev);
-
-	if (!dispc_mgr_timings_ok(hdmi->dss->dispc, dssdev->dispc_channel, vm))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static void hdmi_display_set_timings(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 				     const struct videomode *vm)
 {
@@ -502,7 +491,6 @@ static const struct omap_dss_device_ops hdmi_ops = {
 	.enable			= hdmi_display_enable,
 	.disable		= hdmi_display_disable,
 
-	.check_timings		= hdmi_display_check_timings,
 	.set_timings		= hdmi_display_set_timings,
 
 	.read_edid		= hdmi_read_edid,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/omapdss.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/omapdss.h
index 251e092dfb05..1f698a95a94a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/omapdss.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/omapdss.h
@@ -608,6 +608,9 @@ struct dispc_ops {
 	void (*mgr_set_lcd_config)(struct dispc_device *dispc,
 				   enum omap_channel channel,
 				   const struct dss_lcd_mgr_config *config);
+	int (*mgr_check_timings)(struct dispc_device *dispc,
+				 enum omap_channel channel,
+				 const struct videomode *vm);
 	void (*mgr_set_timings)(struct dispc_device *dispc,
 				enum omap_channel channel,
 				const struct videomode *vm);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/sdi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/sdi.c
index 8e111afe5958..736a74db3ad5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/sdi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/sdi.c
@@ -237,12 +237,6 @@ static void sdi_set_timings(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 static int sdi_check_timings(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 			     struct videomode *vm)
 {
-	struct sdi_device *sdi = dssdev_to_sdi(dssdev);
-	enum omap_channel channel = dssdev->dispc_channel;
-
-	if (!dispc_mgr_timings_ok(sdi->dss->dispc, channel, vm))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (vm->pixelclock == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_connector.c
index b8317b697083..98f5ca29444a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_connector.c
@@ -268,6 +268,8 @@ static int omap_connector_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
 				 struct drm_display_mode *mode)
 {
 	struct omap_connector *omap_connector = to_omap_connector(connector);
+	enum omap_channel channel = omap_connector->output->dispc_channel;
+	struct omap_drm_private *priv = connector->dev->dev_private;
 	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev;
 	struct videomode vm = {0};
 	struct drm_device *dev = connector->dev;
@@ -277,6 +279,10 @@ static int omap_connector_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	drm_display_mode_to_videomode(mode, &vm);
 	mode->vrefresh = drm_mode_vrefresh(mode);
 
+	r = priv->dispc_ops->mgr_check_timings(priv->dispc, channel, &vm);
+	if (r)
+		goto done;
+
 	for (dssdev = omap_connector->output; dssdev; dssdev = dssdev->next) {
 		if (!dssdev->ops->check_timings)
 			continue;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_encoder.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_encoder.c
index 0177a2c4b77a..749d21a92edd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_encoder.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_encoder.c
@@ -165,27 +165,35 @@ 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);
+	enum omap_channel channel = omap_encoder->output->dispc_channel;
 	struct drm_device *dev = encoder->dev;
+	struct omap_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev;
 	struct videomode vm = { 0 };
 	int ret;
 
 	drm_display_mode_to_videomode(&crtc_state->mode, &vm);
 
+	ret = priv->dispc_ops->mgr_check_timings(priv->dispc, channel, &vm);
+	if (ret)
+		goto done;
+
 	for (dssdev = omap_encoder->output; dssdev; dssdev = dssdev->next) {
 		if (!dssdev->ops->check_timings)
 			continue;
 
 		ret = dssdev->ops->check_timings(dssdev, &vm);
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(dev->dev, "invalid timings: %d\n", ret);
-			return ret;
-		}
+		if (ret)
+			goto done;
 	}
 
 	drm_display_mode_from_videomode(&vm, &crtc_state->adjusted_mode);
 
-	return 0;
+done:
+	if (ret)
+		dev_err(dev->dev, "invalid timings: %d\n", ret);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs omap_encoder_helper_funcs = {