diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_encoders.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_encoders.c
index 44a7da66e0810ee489b46c4c1c500af639eeb848..8406c8251fbfd074078fa79cb0e3f3806fb49779 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_encoders.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_encoders.c
@@ -667,6 +667,8 @@ atombios_digital_setup(struct drm_encoder *encoder, int action)
 int
 atombios_get_encoder_mode(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 {
+	struct drm_device *dev = encoder->dev;
+	struct radeon_device *rdev = dev->dev_private;
 	struct radeon_encoder *radeon_encoder = to_radeon_encoder(encoder);
 	struct drm_connector *connector;
 	struct radeon_connector *radeon_connector;
@@ -693,7 +695,8 @@ atombios_get_encoder_mode(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 	case DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DVII:
 	case DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_HDMIB: /* HDMI-B is basically DL-DVI; analog works fine */
 		if (drm_detect_hdmi_monitor(radeon_connector->edid) &&
-		    radeon_audio)
+		    radeon_audio &&
+		    !ASIC_IS_DCE6(rdev)) /* remove once we support DCE6 */
 			return ATOM_ENCODER_MODE_HDMI;
 		else if (radeon_connector->use_digital)
 			return ATOM_ENCODER_MODE_DVI;
@@ -704,7 +707,8 @@ atombios_get_encoder_mode(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 	case DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_HDMIA:
 	default:
 		if (drm_detect_hdmi_monitor(radeon_connector->edid) &&
-		    radeon_audio)
+		    radeon_audio &&
+		    !ASIC_IS_DCE6(rdev)) /* remove once we support DCE6 */
 			return ATOM_ENCODER_MODE_HDMI;
 		else
 			return ATOM_ENCODER_MODE_DVI;
@@ -718,7 +722,8 @@ atombios_get_encoder_mode(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 		    (dig_connector->dp_sink_type == CONNECTOR_OBJECT_ID_eDP))
 			return ATOM_ENCODER_MODE_DP;
 		else if (drm_detect_hdmi_monitor(radeon_connector->edid) &&
-			 radeon_audio)
+			 radeon_audio &&
+			 !ASIC_IS_DCE6(rdev)) /* remove once we support DCE6 */
 			return ATOM_ENCODER_MODE_HDMI;
 		else
 			return ATOM_ENCODER_MODE_DVI;