diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/Kconfig
index 5ca71ef87325..c9ee98693b48 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/Kconfig
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ config DRM_FSL_DCU
 	select DRM_PANEL
 	select REGMAP_MMIO
 	select VIDEOMODE_HELPERS
+	select MFD_SYSCON if SOC_LS1021A
 	help
 	  Choose this option if you have an Freescale DCU chipset.
 	  If M is selected the module will be called fsl-dcu-drm.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_drv.c
index ab6c0c6cd0e2..c4c3d41ee530 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_drv.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ static void fsl_dcu_irq_uninstall(struct drm_device *dev)
 static int fsl_dcu_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
 {
 	struct fsl_dcu_drm_device *fsl_dev = dev->dev_private;
+	struct regmap *scfg;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = fsl_dcu_drm_modeset_init(fsl_dev);
@@ -108,6 +109,20 @@ static int fsl_dcu_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	scfg = syscon_regmap_lookup_by_compatible("fsl,ls1021a-scfg");
+	if (PTR_ERR(scfg) != -ENODEV) {
+		/*
+		 * For simplicity, enable the PIXCLK unconditionally,
+		 * resulting in increased power consumption. Disabling
+		 * the clock in PM or on unload could be implemented as
+		 * a future improvement.
+		 */
+		ret = regmap_update_bits(scfg, SCFG_PIXCLKCR, SCFG_PIXCLKCR_PXCEN,
+					 SCFG_PIXCLKCR_PXCEN);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return dev_err_probe(dev->dev, ret, "failed to enable pixclk\n");
+	}
+
 	ret = drm_vblank_init(dev, dev->mode_config.num_crtc);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev->dev, "failed to initialize vblank\n");
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_drv.h
index e2049a0e8a92..566396013c04 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_drv.h
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@
 #define FSL_DCU_ARGB4444		12
 #define FSL_DCU_YUV422			14
 
+#define SCFG_PIXCLKCR			0x28
+#define SCFG_PIXCLKCR_PXCEN		BIT(31)
+
 #define VF610_LAYER_REG_NUM		9
 #define LS1021A_LAYER_REG_NUM		10