diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
index 5f92724..0dd87a7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
@@ -1782,6 +1782,11 @@
 #define   PIPE_START_VBLANK_INTERRUPT_STATUS	(1UL<<2) /* 965 or later */
 #define   PIPE_VBLANK_INTERRUPT_STATUS		(1UL<<1)
 #define   PIPE_OVERLAY_UPDATED_STATUS		(1UL<<0)
+#define   PIPE_BPC_MASK 			(7 << 5) /* Ironlake */
+#define   PIPE_8BPC				(0 << 5)
+#define   PIPE_10BPC				(1 << 5)
+#define   PIPE_6BPC				(2 << 5)
+#define   PIPE_12BPC				(3 << 5)
 
 #define DSPARB			0x70030
 #define   DSPARB_CSTART_MASK	(0x7f << 7)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index be7fada..8278d9d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -2082,7 +2082,7 @@
 #define LINK_N 0x80000
 
 static void
-igdng_compute_m_n(int bytes_per_pixel, int nlanes,
+igdng_compute_m_n(int bits_per_pixel, int nlanes,
 		int pixel_clock, int link_clock,
 		struct fdi_m_n *m_n)
 {
@@ -2092,7 +2092,8 @@
 
 	temp = (u64) DATA_N * pixel_clock;
 	temp = div_u64(temp, link_clock);
-	m_n->gmch_m = div_u64(temp * bytes_per_pixel, nlanes);
+	m_n->gmch_m = div_u64(temp * bits_per_pixel, nlanes);
+	m_n->gmch_m >>= 3; /* convert to bytes_per_pixel */
 	m_n->gmch_n = DATA_N;
 	fdi_reduce_ratio(&m_n->gmch_m, &m_n->gmch_n);
 
@@ -2766,7 +2767,7 @@
 
 	/* FDI link */
 	if (IS_IGDNG(dev)) {
-		int lane, link_bw;
+		int lane, link_bw, bpp;
 		/* eDP doesn't require FDI link, so just set DP M/N
 		   according to current link config */
 		if (is_edp) {
@@ -2785,7 +2786,29 @@
 			lane = 4;
 			link_bw = 270000;
 		}
-		igdng_compute_m_n(3, lane, target_clock,
+
+		/* determine panel color depth */
+		temp = I915_READ(pipeconf_reg);
+
+		switch (temp & PIPE_BPC_MASK) {
+		case PIPE_8BPC:
+			bpp = 24;
+			break;
+		case PIPE_10BPC:
+			bpp = 30;
+			break;
+		case PIPE_6BPC:
+			bpp = 18;
+			break;
+		case PIPE_12BPC:
+			bpp = 36;
+			break;
+		default:
+			DRM_ERROR("unknown pipe bpc value\n");
+			bpp = 24;
+		}
+
+		igdng_compute_m_n(bpp, lane, target_clock,
 				  link_bw, &m_n);
 	}