diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/dw_hdmi-rockchip.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/dw_hdmi-rockchip.c
index feba6b9becd6..293dcf0f0593 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/dw_hdmi-rockchip.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/dw_hdmi-rockchip.c
@@ -260,6 +260,13 @@ dw_hdmi_rockchip_mode_valid(struct dw_hdmi *dw_hdmi, void *data,
 	bool exact_match = hdmi->plat_data->phy_force_vendor;
 	int i;
 
+	if (hdmi->ref_clk) {
+		int rpclk = clk_round_rate(hdmi->ref_clk, pclk);
+
+		if (abs(rpclk - pclk) > pclk / 1000)
+			return MODE_NOCLOCK;
+	}
+
 	for (i = 0; mpll_cfg[i].mpixelclock != (~0UL); i++) {
 		/*
 		 * For vendor specific phys force an exact match of the pixelclock