diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dpi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dpi.c
index 7953e6a523463080fc22569bd89dc3f7918c6dc4..557cf3bdcc4e4e5ba3068217d3cc5d6c97155a93 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dpi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dpi.c
@@ -513,6 +513,9 @@ static int dpi_check_timings(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 	struct dpi_clk_calc_ctx ctx;
 	bool ok;
 
+	if (timings->x_res % 8 != 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (mgr && !dispc_mgr_timings_ok(mgr->id, timings))
 		return -EINVAL;