diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_crtc.c
index 03eeee11dd5bd2f4ed000b2f86ca5eda6253f9ca..42a40daff13265c968f442b4dafd2ec081bbafd7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_crtc.c
@@ -519,8 +519,9 @@ static irqreturn_t armada_drm_irq(int irq, void *arg)
 	u32 v, stat = readl_relaxed(dcrtc->base + LCD_SPU_IRQ_ISR);
 
 	/*
-	 * This is rediculous - rather than writing bits to clear, we
-	 * have to set the actual status register value.  This is racy.
+	 * Reading the ISR appears to clear bits provided CLEAN_SPU_IRQ_ISR
+	 * is set.  Writing has some other effect to acknowledge the IRQ -
+	 * without this, we only get a single IRQ.
 	 */
 	writel_relaxed(0, dcrtc->base + LCD_SPU_IRQ_ISR);
 
@@ -1116,16 +1117,22 @@ armada_drm_crtc_set_property(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 static int armada_drm_crtc_enable_vblank(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	struct armada_crtc *dcrtc = drm_to_armada_crtc(crtc);
+	unsigned long flags;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dcrtc->irq_lock, flags);
 	armada_drm_crtc_enable_irq(dcrtc, VSYNC_IRQ_ENA);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dcrtc->irq_lock, flags);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static void armada_drm_crtc_disable_vblank(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	struct armada_crtc *dcrtc = drm_to_armada_crtc(crtc);
+	unsigned long flags;
 
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&dcrtc->irq_lock, flags);
 	armada_drm_crtc_disable_irq(dcrtc, VSYNC_IRQ_ENA);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dcrtc->irq_lock, flags);
 }
 
 static const struct drm_crtc_funcs armada_crtc_funcs = {
@@ -1415,6 +1422,7 @@ static int armada_drm_crtc_create(struct drm_device *drm, struct device *dev,
 		       CFG_PDWN64x66, dcrtc->base + LCD_SPU_SRAM_PARA1);
 	writel_relaxed(0x2032ff81, dcrtc->base + LCD_SPU_DMA_CTRL1);
 	writel_relaxed(dcrtc->irq_ena, dcrtc->base + LCD_SPU_IRQ_ENA);
+	readl_relaxed(dcrtc->base + LCD_SPU_IRQ_ISR);
 	writel_relaxed(0, dcrtc->base + LCD_SPU_IRQ_ISR);
 
 	ret = devm_request_irq(dev, irq, armada_drm_irq, 0, "armada_drm_crtc",
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_hw.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_hw.h
index 27319a8335e258cf12cb093c5c598523fbe307f3..345dc4d0851ef43bd73069679c3ec7fef8bfa073 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_hw.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_hw.h
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ enum {
 	CFG_ALPHAM_GRA		= 0x1 << 16,
 	CFG_ALPHAM_CFG		= 0x2 << 16,
 	CFG_ALPHA_MASK		= 0xff << 8,
+#define CFG_ALPHA(x)		((x) << 8)
 	CFG_PIXCMD_MASK		= 0xff,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_overlay.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_overlay.c
index c391955009d6051a6bb67b8a9a7bcebee38a8983..afa7ded3ae31df68a406da0bba045a6d87f0bce6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_overlay.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/armada/armada_overlay.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ struct armada_ovl_plane_properties {
 	uint16_t contrast;
 	uint16_t saturation;
 	uint32_t colorkey_mode;
+	uint32_t colorkey_enable;
 };
 
 struct armada_ovl_plane {
@@ -54,11 +55,13 @@ armada_ovl_update_attr(struct armada_ovl_plane_properties *prop,
 	writel_relaxed(0x00002000, dcrtc->base + LCD_SPU_CBSH_HUE);
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&dcrtc->irq_lock);
-	armada_updatel(prop->colorkey_mode | CFG_ALPHAM_GRA,
-		     CFG_CKMODE_MASK | CFG_ALPHAM_MASK | CFG_ALPHA_MASK,
-		     dcrtc->base + LCD_SPU_DMA_CTRL1);
-
-	armada_updatel(ADV_GRACOLORKEY, 0, dcrtc->base + LCD_SPU_ADV_REG);
+	armada_updatel(prop->colorkey_mode,
+		       CFG_CKMODE_MASK | CFG_ALPHAM_MASK | CFG_ALPHA_MASK,
+		       dcrtc->base + LCD_SPU_DMA_CTRL1);
+	if (dcrtc->variant->has_spu_adv_reg)
+		armada_updatel(prop->colorkey_enable,
+			       ADV_GRACOLORKEY | ADV_VIDCOLORKEY,
+			       dcrtc->base + LCD_SPU_ADV_REG);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&dcrtc->irq_lock);
 }
 
@@ -321,8 +324,17 @@ static int armada_ovl_plane_set_property(struct drm_plane *plane,
 		dplane->prop.colorkey_vb |= K2B(val);
 		update_attr = true;
 	} else if (property == priv->colorkey_mode_prop) {
-		dplane->prop.colorkey_mode &= ~CFG_CKMODE_MASK;
-		dplane->prop.colorkey_mode |= CFG_CKMODE(val);
+		if (val == CKMODE_DISABLE) {
+			dplane->prop.colorkey_mode =
+				CFG_CKMODE(CKMODE_DISABLE) |
+				CFG_ALPHAM_CFG | CFG_ALPHA(255);
+			dplane->prop.colorkey_enable = 0;
+		} else {
+			dplane->prop.colorkey_mode =
+				CFG_CKMODE(val) |
+				CFG_ALPHAM_GRA | CFG_ALPHA(0);
+			dplane->prop.colorkey_enable = ADV_GRACOLORKEY;
+		}
 		update_attr = true;
 	} else if (property == priv->brightness_prop) {
 		dplane->prop.brightness = val - 256;
@@ -453,7 +465,9 @@ int armada_overlay_plane_create(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long crtcs)
 	dplane->prop.colorkey_yr = 0xfefefe00;
 	dplane->prop.colorkey_ug = 0x01010100;
 	dplane->prop.colorkey_vb = 0x01010100;
-	dplane->prop.colorkey_mode = CFG_CKMODE(CKMODE_RGB);
+	dplane->prop.colorkey_mode = CFG_CKMODE(CKMODE_RGB) |
+				     CFG_ALPHAM_GRA | CFG_ALPHA(0);
+	dplane->prop.colorkey_enable = ADV_GRACOLORKEY;
 	dplane->prop.brightness = 0;
 	dplane->prop.contrast = 0x4000;
 	dplane->prop.saturation = 0x4000;