diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c
index 125228e77c505b65a857758b4cbd0e38ce78a2f7..a6582079134f373a1823fc116ffd7369499030fb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c
@@ -783,10 +783,12 @@ static void intel_sdvo_get_dtd_from_mode(struct intel_sdvo_dtd *dtd,
 		((v_sync_len & 0x30) >> 4);
 
 	dtd->part2.dtd_flags = 0x18;
+	if (mode->flags & DRM_MODE_FLAG_INTERLACE)
+		dtd->part2.dtd_flags |= DTD_FLAG_INTERLACE;
 	if (mode->flags & DRM_MODE_FLAG_PHSYNC)
-		dtd->part2.dtd_flags |= 0x2;
+		dtd->part2.dtd_flags |= DTD_FLAG_HSYNC_POSITIVE;
 	if (mode->flags & DRM_MODE_FLAG_PVSYNC)
-		dtd->part2.dtd_flags |= 0x4;
+		dtd->part2.dtd_flags |= DTD_FLAG_VSYNC_POSITIVE;
 
 	dtd->part2.sdvo_flags = 0;
 	dtd->part2.v_sync_off_high = v_sync_offset & 0xc0;
@@ -820,9 +822,11 @@ static void intel_sdvo_get_mode_from_dtd(struct drm_display_mode * mode,
 	mode->clock = dtd->part1.clock * 10;
 
 	mode->flags &= ~(DRM_MODE_FLAG_PHSYNC | DRM_MODE_FLAG_PVSYNC);
-	if (dtd->part2.dtd_flags & 0x2)
+	if (dtd->part2.dtd_flags & DTD_FLAG_INTERLACE)
+		mode->flags |= DRM_MODE_FLAG_INTERLACE;
+	if (dtd->part2.dtd_flags & DTD_FLAG_HSYNC_POSITIVE)
 		mode->flags |= DRM_MODE_FLAG_PHSYNC;
-	if (dtd->part2.dtd_flags & 0x4)
+	if (dtd->part2.dtd_flags & DTD_FLAG_VSYNC_POSITIVE)
 		mode->flags |= DRM_MODE_FLAG_PVSYNC;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo_regs.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo_regs.h
index 6b7b22f4d63ec77c05ebf70ee35110d9678b841e..9d030142ee43476c89cf2769f0d8c75cf1697daa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo_regs.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo_regs.h
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ struct intel_sdvo_caps {
 	u16 output_flags;
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
+/* Note: SDVO detailed timing flags match EDID misc flags. */
+#define DTD_FLAG_HSYNC_POSITIVE (1 << 1)
+#define DTD_FLAG_VSYNC_POSITIVE (1 << 2)
+#define DTD_FLAG_INTERLACE	(1 << 7)
+
 /** This matches the EDID DTD structure, more or less */
 struct intel_sdvo_dtd {
 	struct {