diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_ddi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_ddi.c
index 24bc4bcc7b01..b5ee84437f50 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_ddi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_ddi.c
@@ -1467,8 +1467,8 @@ static void ddi_dotclock_get(struct intel_crtc_state *pipe_config)
 	else if (intel_crtc_has_dp_encoder(pipe_config))
 		dotclock = intel_dotclock_calculate(pipe_config->port_clock,
 						    &pipe_config->dp_m_n);
-	else if (pipe_config->has_hdmi_sink && pipe_config->pipe_bpp == 36)
-		dotclock = pipe_config->port_clock * 2 / 3;
+	else if (pipe_config->has_hdmi_sink && pipe_config->pipe_bpp > 24)
+		dotclock = pipe_config->port_clock * 24 / pipe_config->pipe_bpp;
 	else
 		dotclock = pipe_config->port_clock;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h
index 3c1a5f3e1d22..449abaea619f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_types.h
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ struct intel_crtc_state {
 
 	/*
 	 * Frequence the dpll for the port should run at. Differs from the
-	 * adjusted dotclock e.g. for DP or 12bpc hdmi mode. This is also
+	 * adjusted dotclock e.g. for DP or 10/12bpc hdmi mode. This is also
 	 * already multiplied by pixel_multiplier.
 	 */
 	int port_clock;