diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c
index e1211a5b334b..25d58dcfc87e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c
@@ -2551,8 +2551,9 @@ static u32 *dw_hdmi_bridge_atomic_get_output_bus_fmts(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 	if (!output_fmts)
 		return NULL;
 
-	/* If dw-hdmi is the only bridge, avoid negociating with ourselves */
-	if (list_is_singular(&bridge->encoder->bridge_chain)) {
+	/* If dw-hdmi is the first or only bridge, avoid negociating with ourselves */
+	if (list_is_singular(&bridge->encoder->bridge_chain) ||
+	    list_is_first(&bridge->chain_node, &bridge->encoder->bridge_chain)) {
 		*num_output_fmts = 1;
 		output_fmts[0] = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_FIXED;