diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_kms.c
index 89dd618d78f3..b96ba348c68d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mxsfb/mxsfb_kms.c
@@ -362,6 +362,12 @@ static void mxsfb_crtc_atomic_enable(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 			drm_atomic_get_new_bridge_state(state,
 							mxsfb->bridge);
 		bus_format = bridge_state->input_bus_cfg.format;
+		if (bus_format == MEDIA_BUS_FMT_FIXED) {
+			dev_warn_once(drm->dev,
+				      "Bridge does not provide bus format, assuming MEDIA_BUS_FMT_RGB888_1X24.\n"
+				      "Please fix bridge driver by handling atomic_get_input_bus_fmts.\n");
+			bus_format = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_RGB888_1X24;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* If there is no bridge, use bus format from connector */