diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_hdmi.c
index 8579721e8971aa85f0d2d06c92b21fae7b2bbddc..b760ef52fdcda5b0d0006b1d01df5a9b1d83629d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_hdmi.c
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ void evergreen_hdmi_setmode(struct drm_encoder *encoder, struct drm_display_mode
 	struct hdmi_avi_infoframe frame;
 	uint32_t offset;
 	ssize_t err;
+	uint32_t val;
 	int bpc = 8;
 
 	if (!dig || !dig->afmt)
@@ -330,6 +331,35 @@ void evergreen_hdmi_setmode(struct drm_encoder *encoder, struct drm_display_mode
 
 	WREG32(AFMT_AUDIO_CRC_CONTROL + offset, 0x1000);
 
+	val = RREG32(HDMI_CONTROL + offset);
+	val &= ~HDMI_DEEP_COLOR_ENABLE;
+	val &= ~HDMI_DEEP_COLOR_DEPTH_MASK;
+
+	switch (bpc) {
+		case 0:
+		case 6:
+		case 8:
+		case 16:
+		default:
+			DRM_DEBUG("%s: Disabling hdmi deep color for %d bpc.\n",
+					 drm_get_connector_name(connector), bpc);
+			break;
+		case 10:
+			val |= HDMI_DEEP_COLOR_ENABLE;
+			val |= HDMI_DEEP_COLOR_DEPTH(HDMI_30BIT_DEEP_COLOR);
+			DRM_DEBUG("%s: Enabling hdmi deep color 30 for 10 bpc.\n",
+					 drm_get_connector_name(connector));
+			break;
+		case 12:
+			val |= HDMI_DEEP_COLOR_ENABLE;
+			val |= HDMI_DEEP_COLOR_DEPTH(HDMI_36BIT_DEEP_COLOR);
+			DRM_DEBUG("%s: Enabling hdmi deep color 36 for 12 bpc.\n",
+					 drm_get_connector_name(connector));
+			break;
+	}
+
+	WREG32(HDMI_CONTROL + offset, val);
+
 	WREG32(HDMI_VBI_PACKET_CONTROL + offset,
 	       HDMI_NULL_SEND | /* send null packets when required */
 	       HDMI_GC_SEND | /* send general control packets */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreend.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreend.h
index f9c7963b3ee6b38730cdf6d422c2b612f0d1c904..b066d6711b8df54c698650b159b49be26fd31fd7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreend.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreend.h
@@ -517,10 +517,11 @@
 #       define HDMI_ERROR_ACK                (1 << 8)
 #       define HDMI_ERROR_MASK               (1 << 9)
 #       define HDMI_DEEP_COLOR_ENABLE        (1 << 24)
-#       define HDMI_DEEP_COLOR_DEPTH         (((x) & 3) << 28)
+#       define HDMI_DEEP_COLOR_DEPTH(x)      (((x) & 3) << 28)
 #       define HDMI_24BIT_DEEP_COLOR         0
 #       define HDMI_30BIT_DEEP_COLOR         1
 #       define HDMI_36BIT_DEEP_COLOR         2
+#       define HDMI_DEEP_COLOR_DEPTH_MASK    (3 << 28)
 #define HDMI_STATUS                          0x7034
 #       define HDMI_ACTIVE_AVMUTE            (1 << 0)
 #       define HDMI_AUDIO_PACKET_ERROR       (1 << 16)