diff --git a/drivers/video/tegra/dc/hdmi.c b/drivers/video/tegra/dc/hdmi.c
index 844d2a44f6de..29ec895b0d3b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/tegra/dc/hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/video/tegra/dc/hdmi.c
@@ -555,6 +555,8 @@ static int tegra_dc_hdmi_init(struct tegra_dc *dc)
 	hdmi->disp1_clk = disp1_clk;
 	hdmi->disp2_clk = disp2_clk;
 
+	dc->out->depth = 24;
+
 	tegra_dc_set_outdata(dc, hdmi);
 
 	return 0;