diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_dpi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_dpi.c
index ecbe4cd870365095125f658667703ac2cdeb8f82..fdae02760b6df754229c0b41b5d882a4ddf23358 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_dpi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_dpi.c
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ static void vc4_dpi_encoder_enable(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 	}
 	drm_connector_list_iter_end(&conn_iter);
 
-	/* Default to 24bit if no connector or format found. */
-	dpi_c |= VC4_SET_FIELD(DPI_FORMAT_24BIT_888_RGB, DPI_FORMAT);
+	/* Default to 18bit if no connector or format found. */
+	dpi_c |= VC4_SET_FIELD(DPI_FORMAT_18BIT_666_RGB_1, DPI_FORMAT);
 
 	if (connector) {
 		if (connector->display_info.num_bus_formats) {