diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c
index 07167604e8cc..c1fe1713eaef 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_dp_helper.c
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ struct dpcd_quirk {
 
 static const struct dpcd_quirk dpcd_quirk_list[] = {
 	/* Analogix 7737 needs reduced M and N at HBR2 link rates */
-	{ OUI(0x00, 0x22, 0xb9), DEVICE_ID_ANY, true, BIT(DP_DPCD_QUIRK_LIMITED_M_N) },
+	{ OUI(0x00, 0x22, 0xb9), DEVICE_ID_ANY, true, BIT(DP_DPCD_QUIRK_CONSTANT_N) },
 };
 
 #undef OUI
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index c24bc848ac6c..611b425b50f1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -6677,22 +6677,20 @@ intel_reduce_m_n_ratio(uint32_t *num, uint32_t *den)
 
 static void compute_m_n(unsigned int m, unsigned int n,
 			uint32_t *ret_m, uint32_t *ret_n,
-			bool reduce_m_n)
+			bool constant_n)
 {
 	/*
-	 * Reduce M/N as much as possible without loss in precision. Several DP
-	 * dongles in particular seem to be fussy about too large *link* M/N
-	 * values. The passed in values are more likely to have the least
-	 * significant bits zero than M after rounding below, so do this first.
+	 * Several DP dongles in particular seem to be fussy about
+	 * too large link M/N values. Give N value as 0x8000 that
+	 * should be acceptable by specific devices. 0x8000 is the
+	 * specified fixed N value for asynchronous clock mode,
+	 * which the devices expect also in synchronous clock mode.
 	 */
-	if (reduce_m_n) {
-		while ((m & 1) == 0 && (n & 1) == 0) {
-			m >>= 1;
-			n >>= 1;
-		}
-	}
+	if (constant_n)
+		*ret_n = 0x8000;
+	else
+		*ret_n = min_t(unsigned int, roundup_pow_of_two(n), DATA_LINK_N_MAX);
 
-	*ret_n = min_t(unsigned int, roundup_pow_of_two(n), DATA_LINK_N_MAX);
 	*ret_m = div_u64((uint64_t) m * *ret_n, n);
 	intel_reduce_m_n_ratio(ret_m, ret_n);
 }
@@ -6701,18 +6699,18 @@ void
 intel_link_compute_m_n(int bits_per_pixel, int nlanes,
 		       int pixel_clock, int link_clock,
 		       struct intel_link_m_n *m_n,
-		       bool reduce_m_n)
+		       bool constant_n)
 {
 	m_n->tu = 64;
 
 	compute_m_n(bits_per_pixel * pixel_clock,
 		    link_clock * nlanes * 8,
 		    &m_n->gmch_m, &m_n->gmch_n,
-		    reduce_m_n);
+		    constant_n);
 
 	compute_m_n(pixel_clock, link_clock,
 		    &m_n->link_m, &m_n->link_n,
-		    reduce_m_n);
+		    constant_n);
 }
 
 static inline bool intel_panel_use_ssc(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.h
index 809c06ae4c07..58ba614862e5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.h
@@ -382,6 +382,6 @@ struct intel_link_m_n {
 void intel_link_compute_m_n(int bpp, int nlanes,
 			    int pixel_clock, int link_clock,
 			    struct intel_link_m_n *m_n,
-			    bool reduce_m_n);
+			    bool constant_n);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
index cd0f649b57a5..29212d317f58 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
@@ -1834,8 +1834,8 @@ intel_dp_compute_config(struct intel_encoder *encoder,
 	struct intel_connector *intel_connector = intel_dp->attached_connector;
 	struct intel_digital_connector_state *intel_conn_state =
 		to_intel_digital_connector_state(conn_state);
-	bool reduce_m_n = drm_dp_has_quirk(&intel_dp->desc,
-					   DP_DPCD_QUIRK_LIMITED_M_N);
+	bool constant_n = drm_dp_has_quirk(&intel_dp->desc,
+					   DP_DPCD_QUIRK_CONSTANT_N);
 
 	if (HAS_PCH_SPLIT(dev_priv) && !HAS_DDI(dev_priv) && port != PORT_A)
 		pipe_config->has_pch_encoder = true;
@@ -1900,7 +1900,7 @@ intel_dp_compute_config(struct intel_encoder *encoder,
 			       adjusted_mode->crtc_clock,
 			       pipe_config->port_clock,
 			       &pipe_config->dp_m_n,
-			       reduce_m_n);
+			       constant_n);
 
 	if (intel_connector->panel.downclock_mode != NULL &&
 		dev_priv->drrs.type == SEAMLESS_DRRS_SUPPORT) {
@@ -1910,7 +1910,7 @@ intel_dp_compute_config(struct intel_encoder *encoder,
 					       intel_connector->panel.downclock_mode->clock,
 					       pipe_config->port_clock,
 					       &pipe_config->dp_m2_n2,
-					       reduce_m_n);
+					       constant_n);
 	}
 
 	if (!HAS_DDI(dev_priv))
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_mst.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_mst.c
index 7e3e01607643..b7505879b1f7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_mst.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_mst.c
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ static bool intel_dp_mst_compute_config(struct intel_encoder *encoder,
 	int lane_count, slots;
 	const struct drm_display_mode *adjusted_mode = &pipe_config->base.adjusted_mode;
 	int mst_pbn;
-	bool reduce_m_n = drm_dp_has_quirk(&intel_dp->desc,
-					   DP_DPCD_QUIRK_LIMITED_M_N);
+	bool constant_n = drm_dp_has_quirk(&intel_dp->desc,
+					   DP_DPCD_QUIRK_CONSTANT_N);
 
 	if (adjusted_mode->flags & DRM_MODE_FLAG_DBLSCAN)
 		return false;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static bool intel_dp_mst_compute_config(struct intel_encoder *encoder,
 			       adjusted_mode->crtc_clock,
 			       pipe_config->port_clock,
 			       &pipe_config->dp_m_n,
-			       reduce_m_n);
+			       constant_n);
 
 	pipe_config->dp_m_n.tu = slots;
 
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_dp_helper.h b/include/drm/drm_dp_helper.h
index 698082a02b97..2a3843f248cf 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_dp_helper.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_dp_helper.h
@@ -1261,12 +1261,12 @@ int drm_dp_read_desc(struct drm_dp_aux *aux, struct drm_dp_desc *desc,
  */
 enum drm_dp_quirk {
 	/**
-	 * @DP_DPCD_QUIRK_LIMITED_M_N:
+	 * @DP_DPCD_QUIRK_CONSTANT_N:
 	 *
 	 * The device requires main link attributes Mvid and Nvid to be limited
-	 * to 16 bits.
+	 * to 16 bits. So will give a constant value (0x8000) for compatability.
 	 */
-	DP_DPCD_QUIRK_LIMITED_M_N,
+	DP_DPCD_QUIRK_CONSTANT_N,
 };
 
 /**