diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
index 8f510fd956b0f71fea65d9084b8bb38d54ccde99..fa860358add1560c2ada715a1d381f4860ef98b4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
@@ -654,10 +654,13 @@ nouveau_connector_detect_depth(struct drm_connector *connector)
 	if (nv_connector->edid && connector->display_info.bpc)
 		return;
 
-	/* if not, we're out of options unless we're LVDS, default to 6bpc */
-	connector->display_info.bpc = 6;
-	if (nv_encoder->dcb->type != OUTPUT_LVDS)
+	/* if not, we're out of options unless we're LVDS, default to 8bpc */
+	if (nv_encoder->dcb->type != OUTPUT_LVDS) {
+		connector->display_info.bpc = 8;
 		return;
+	}
+
+	connector->display_info.bpc = 6;
 
 	/* LVDS: panel straps */
 	if (bios->fp_no_ddc) {