diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
index 49b54f05d3cfcb767b28c0caecc8523ea6deabed..1aac59e83bff0c45a0da94e1f083d40d9e30b396 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
@@ -135,6 +135,12 @@ intel_dp_link_required(struct drm_device *dev,
 		return pixel_clock * 3;
 }
 
+static int
+intel_dp_max_data_rate(int max_link_clock, int max_lanes)
+{
+	return (max_link_clock * max_lanes * 8) / 10;
+}
+
 static int
 intel_dp_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
 		    struct drm_display_mode *mode)
@@ -144,8 +150,11 @@ intel_dp_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	int max_link_clock = intel_dp_link_clock(intel_dp_max_link_bw(intel_encoder));
 	int max_lanes = intel_dp_max_lane_count(intel_encoder);
 
-	if (intel_dp_link_required(connector->dev, intel_encoder, mode->clock)
-			> max_link_clock * max_lanes)
+	/* only refuse the mode on non eDP since we have seen some wierd eDP panels
+	   which are outside spec tolerances but somehow work by magic */
+	if (!IS_eDP(intel_encoder) &&
+	    (intel_dp_link_required(connector->dev, intel_encoder, mode->clock)
+	     > intel_dp_max_data_rate(max_link_clock, max_lanes)))
 		return MODE_CLOCK_HIGH;
 
 	if (mode->clock < 10000)
@@ -506,7 +515,7 @@ intel_dp_mode_fixup(struct drm_encoder *encoder, struct drm_display_mode *mode,
 
 	for (lane_count = 1; lane_count <= max_lane_count; lane_count <<= 1) {
 		for (clock = 0; clock <= max_clock; clock++) {
-			int link_avail = intel_dp_link_clock(bws[clock]) * lane_count;
+			int link_avail = intel_dp_max_data_rate(intel_dp_link_clock(bws[clock]), lane_count);
 
 			if (intel_dp_link_required(encoder->dev, intel_encoder, mode->clock)
 					<= link_avail) {
@@ -521,6 +530,18 @@ intel_dp_mode_fixup(struct drm_encoder *encoder, struct drm_display_mode *mode,
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	if (IS_eDP(intel_encoder)) {
+		/* okay we failed just pick the highest */
+		dp_priv->lane_count = max_lane_count;
+		dp_priv->link_bw = bws[max_clock];
+		adjusted_mode->clock = intel_dp_link_clock(dp_priv->link_bw);
+		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Force picking display port link bw %02x lane "
+			      "count %d clock %d\n",
+			      dp_priv->link_bw, dp_priv->lane_count,
+			      adjusted_mode->clock);
+		return true;
+	}
 	return false;
 }