diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun6i_mipi_dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun6i_mipi_dsi.c
index e3b34a3455460fbab688148f6d19c2ed0607f4f4..3de41de43127bc964a661d22690f009985060ab9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun6i_mipi_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun6i_mipi_dsi.c
@@ -357,7 +357,9 @@ static void sun6i_dsi_inst_init(struct sun6i_dsi *dsi,
 static u16 sun6i_dsi_get_video_start_delay(struct sun6i_dsi *dsi,
 					   struct drm_display_mode *mode)
 {
-	return mode->vtotal - (mode->vsync_end - mode->vdisplay) + 1;
+	u16 start = clamp(mode->vtotal - mode->vdisplay - 10, 8, 100);
+
+	return mode->vtotal - (mode->vsync_end - mode->vdisplay) + start;
 }
 
 static void sun6i_dsi_setup_burst(struct sun6i_dsi *dsi,