diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi.c
index 4a601cf90f16c68d694babd065bbae09cbe6e9f7..781c267ea97c7654655b1a8745b5b190205d1def 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dsi.c
@@ -654,6 +654,7 @@ intel_dsi_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
 {
 	struct intel_connector *intel_connector = to_intel_connector(connector);
 	struct drm_display_mode *fixed_mode = intel_connector->panel.fixed_mode;
+	int max_dotclk = to_i915(connector->dev)->max_dotclk_freq;
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("\n");
 
@@ -667,6 +668,8 @@ intel_dsi_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *connector,
 			return MODE_PANEL;
 		if (mode->vdisplay > fixed_mode->vdisplay)
 			return MODE_PANEL;
+		if (fixed_mode->clock > max_dotclk)
+			return MODE_CLOCK_HIGH;
 	}
 
 	return MODE_OK;