diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
index 0e52c0ab2174..c38832304353 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
@@ -980,6 +980,14 @@ enum drm_mode_status dp_bridge_mode_valid(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * The eDP controller currently does not have a reliable way of
+	 * enabling panel power to read sink capabilities. So, we rely
+	 * on the panel driver to populate only supported modes for now.
+	 */
+	if (dp->is_edp)
+		return MODE_OK;
+
 	if (mode->clock > DP_MAX_PIXEL_CLK_KHZ)
 		return MODE_BAD;