diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun6i_mipi_dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun6i_mipi_dsi.c
index c9b0222ebcd4..cb41fea4f3ee 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun6i_mipi_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun6i_mipi_dsi.c
@@ -358,7 +358,17 @@ static void sun6i_dsi_inst_init(struct sun6i_dsi *dsi,
 static u16 sun6i_dsi_get_video_start_delay(struct sun6i_dsi *dsi,
 					   struct drm_display_mode *mode)
 {
-	return mode->vtotal - (mode->vsync_end - mode->vdisplay) + 1;
+	u32 vfp = mode->vsync_start - mode->vdisplay;
+	u32 start_delay;
+
+	start_delay = mode->vtotal - vfp + 1;
+	if (start_delay > mode->vtotal)
+		start_delay -= mode->vtotal;
+
+	if (!start_delay)
+		start_delay = 1;
+
+	return start_delay;
 }
 
 static void sun6i_dsi_setup_burst(struct sun6i_dsi *dsi,