diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_hdmi.c
index f26431a4c73d0ae61255c27326735d9a6c0f69af..79ebb58afcb282d36a0c50c6d606d5a26a04a85f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_hdmi.c
@@ -2002,29 +2002,6 @@ static bool hdmi_deep_color_possible(const struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state,
 					      INTEL_OUTPUT_FORMAT_YCBCR420);
 }
 
-static int
-intel_hdmi_ycbcr420_config(struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state,
-			   const struct drm_connector_state *conn_state)
-{
-	struct drm_connector *connector = conn_state->connector;
-	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = to_i915(connector->dev);
-	const struct drm_display_mode *adjusted_mode =
-		&crtc_state->hw.adjusted_mode;
-
-	if (!drm_mode_is_420_only(&connector->display_info, adjusted_mode))
-		return 0;
-
-	if (!connector->ycbcr_420_allowed) {
-		drm_err(&i915->drm,
-			"Platform doesn't support YCBCR420 output\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	crtc_state->output_format = INTEL_OUTPUT_FORMAT_YCBCR420;
-
-	return intel_pch_panel_fitting(crtc_state, conn_state);
-}
-
 static int intel_hdmi_compute_bpc(struct intel_encoder *encoder,
 				  struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state,
 				  int clock)
@@ -2131,6 +2108,31 @@ static bool intel_hdmi_has_audio(struct intel_encoder *encoder,
 		return intel_conn_state->force_audio == HDMI_AUDIO_ON;
 }
 
+static int intel_hdmi_compute_output_format(struct intel_encoder *encoder,
+					    struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state,
+					    const struct drm_connector_state *conn_state)
+{
+	struct drm_connector *connector = conn_state->connector;
+	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = to_i915(connector->dev);
+	const struct drm_display_mode *adjusted_mode = &crtc_state->hw.adjusted_mode;
+	int ret;
+	bool ycbcr_420_only;
+
+	ycbcr_420_only = drm_mode_is_420_only(&connector->display_info, adjusted_mode);
+	if (connector->ycbcr_420_allowed && ycbcr_420_only) {
+		crtc_state->output_format = INTEL_OUTPUT_FORMAT_YCBCR420;
+	} else {
+		if (!connector->ycbcr_420_allowed && ycbcr_420_only)
+			drm_dbg_kms(&i915->drm,
+				    "YCbCr 4:2:0 mode but YCbCr 4:2:0 output not possible. Falling back to RGB.\n");
+		crtc_state->output_format = INTEL_OUTPUT_FORMAT_RGB;
+	}
+
+	ret = intel_hdmi_compute_clock(encoder, crtc_state);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int intel_hdmi_compute_config(struct intel_encoder *encoder,
 			      struct intel_crtc_state *pipe_config,
 			      struct drm_connector_state *conn_state)
@@ -2155,23 +2157,25 @@ int intel_hdmi_compute_config(struct intel_encoder *encoder,
 	if (adjusted_mode->flags & DRM_MODE_FLAG_DBLCLK)
 		pipe_config->pixel_multiplier = 2;
 
-	ret = intel_hdmi_ycbcr420_config(pipe_config, conn_state);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	pipe_config->limited_color_range =
-		intel_hdmi_limited_color_range(pipe_config, conn_state);
-
 	if (HAS_PCH_SPLIT(dev_priv) && !HAS_DDI(dev_priv))
 		pipe_config->has_pch_encoder = true;
 
 	pipe_config->has_audio =
 		intel_hdmi_has_audio(encoder, pipe_config, conn_state);
 
-	ret = intel_hdmi_compute_clock(encoder, pipe_config);
+	ret = intel_hdmi_compute_output_format(encoder, pipe_config, conn_state);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	if (pipe_config->output_format == INTEL_OUTPUT_FORMAT_YCBCR420) {
+		ret = intel_pch_panel_fitting(pipe_config, conn_state);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	pipe_config->limited_color_range =
+		intel_hdmi_limited_color_range(pipe_config, conn_state);
+
 	if (conn_state->picture_aspect_ratio)
 		adjusted_mode->picture_aspect_ratio =
 			conn_state->picture_aspect_ratio;