diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_crtc.c
index c5a040677d489215addb7403fc4c6bad6c8e84fe..2f7cc9e3b175a70c9e994874300cbd0afb25bb12 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_crtc.c
@@ -1535,6 +1535,49 @@ static int radeon_get_shared_dp_ppll(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 	return ATOM_PPLL_INVALID;
 }
 
+/**
+ * radeon_get_shared_nondp_ppll - return the PPLL used by another non-DP crtc
+ *
+ * @crtc: drm crtc
+ * @encoder: drm encoder
+ *
+ * Returns the PPLL (Pixel PLL) used by another non-DP crtc/encoder which can
+ * be shared (i.e., same clock).
+ */
+static int radeon_get_shared_nondp_ppll(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
+					struct drm_encoder *encoder)
+{
+	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
+	struct radeon_encoder *radeon_encoder = to_radeon_encoder(encoder);
+	struct drm_encoder *test_encoder;
+	struct radeon_crtc *radeon_test_crtc;
+	struct radeon_encoder *test_radeon_encoder;
+	u32 target_clock, test_clock;
+
+	if (radeon_encoder->native_mode.clock)
+		target_clock = radeon_encoder->native_mode.clock;
+	else
+		target_clock = crtc->mode.clock;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(test_encoder, &dev->mode_config.encoder_list, head) {
+		if (test_encoder->crtc && (test_encoder->crtc != crtc)) {
+			if (!ENCODER_MODE_IS_DP(atombios_get_encoder_mode(test_encoder))) {
+				test_radeon_encoder = to_radeon_encoder(test_encoder);
+				radeon_test_crtc = to_radeon_crtc(test_encoder->crtc);
+				/* for non-DP check the clock */
+				if (test_radeon_encoder->native_mode.clock)
+					test_clock = test_radeon_encoder->native_mode.clock;
+				else
+					test_clock = test_encoder->crtc->mode.clock;
+				if ((target_clock == test_clock) &&
+				    (radeon_test_crtc->pll_id != ATOM_PPLL_INVALID))
+					return radeon_test_crtc->pll_id;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return ATOM_PPLL_INVALID;
+}
+
 /**
  * radeon_atom_pick_pll - Allocate a PPLL for use by the crtc.
  *
@@ -1568,7 +1611,6 @@ static int radeon_get_shared_dp_ppll(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
  */
 static int radeon_atom_pick_pll(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
-	struct radeon_crtc *radeon_crtc = to_radeon_crtc(crtc);
 	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
 	struct radeon_device *rdev = dev->dev_private;
 	struct drm_encoder *test_encoder;
@@ -1599,6 +1641,11 @@ static int radeon_atom_pick_pll(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 						if (pll != ATOM_PPLL_INVALID)
 							return pll;
 					}
+				} else {
+					/* use the same PPLL for all monitors with the same clock */
+					pll = radeon_get_shared_nondp_ppll(crtc, test_encoder);
+					if (pll != ATOM_PPLL_INVALID)
+						return pll;
 				}
 				break;
 			}
@@ -1640,6 +1687,11 @@ static int radeon_atom_pick_pll(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 						if (pll != ATOM_PPLL_INVALID)
 							return pll;
 					}
+				} else {
+					/* use the same PPLL for all monitors with the same clock */
+					pll = radeon_get_shared_nondp_ppll(crtc, test_encoder);
+					if (pll != ATOM_PPLL_INVALID)
+						return pll;
 				}
 				break;
 			}
@@ -1652,7 +1704,12 @@ static int radeon_atom_pick_pll(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 			return ATOM_PPLL1;
 		DRM_ERROR("unable to allocate a PPLL\n");
 		return ATOM_PPLL_INVALID;
-	} else if (ASIC_IS_DCE3(rdev)) {
+	} else {
+		/* on pre-R5xx asics, the crtc to pll mapping is hardcoded */
+		if (!ASIC_IS_AVIVO(rdev)) {
+			struct radeon_crtc *radeon_crtc = to_radeon_crtc(crtc);
+			return radeon_crtc->crtc_id;
+		}
 		list_for_each_entry(test_encoder, &dev->mode_config.encoder_list, head) {
 			if (test_encoder->crtc && (test_encoder->crtc == crtc)) {
 				/* in DP mode, the DP ref clock can come from either PPLL
@@ -1664,6 +1721,11 @@ static int radeon_atom_pick_pll(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 					pll = radeon_get_shared_dp_ppll(crtc);
 					if (pll != ATOM_PPLL_INVALID)
 						return pll;
+				} else {
+					/* use the same PPLL for all monitors with the same clock */
+					pll = radeon_get_shared_nondp_ppll(crtc, test_encoder);
+					if (pll != ATOM_PPLL_INVALID)
+						return pll;
 				}
 				break;
 			}
@@ -1676,10 +1738,7 @@ static int radeon_atom_pick_pll(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 			return ATOM_PPLL1;
 		DRM_ERROR("unable to allocate a PPLL\n");
 		return ATOM_PPLL_INVALID;
-	} else
-		/* use PPLL1 or PPLL2 */
-		return radeon_crtc->crtc_id;
-
+	}
 }
 
 void radeon_atom_disp_eng_pll_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)