diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/sdi.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/sdi.c
index 5d31699fbd3c..f43bfe17b3b6 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/sdi.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/sdi.c
@@ -105,6 +105,20 @@ int omapdss_sdi_display_enable(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev)
 
 	sdi_config_lcd_manager(dssdev);
 
+	/*
+	 * LCLK and PCLK divisors are located in shadow registers, and we
+	 * normally write them to DISPC registers when enabling the output.
+	 * However, SDI uses pck-free as source clock for its PLL, and pck-free
+	 * is affected by the divisors. And as we need the PLL before enabling
+	 * the output, we need to write the divisors early.
+	 *
+	 * It seems just writing to the DISPC register is enough, and we don't
+	 * need to care about the shadow register mechanism for pck-free. The
+	 * exact reason for this is unknown.
+	 */
+	dispc_mgr_set_clock_div(dssdev->manager->id,
+			&sdi.mgr_config.clock_info);
+
 	dss_sdi_init(dssdev->phy.sdi.datapairs);
 	r = dss_sdi_enable();
 	if (r)