diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c
index 1fb4e6f5eb23..02e262ab6c85 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ast/ast_mode.c
@@ -648,12 +648,12 @@ static void ast_primary_plane_helper_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	struct drm_plane_state *old_plane_state = drm_atomic_get_old_plane_state(state, plane);
 	struct drm_framebuffer *old_fb = old_plane_state->fb;
 	struct ast_plane *ast_plane = to_ast_plane(plane);
+	struct drm_crtc *crtc = plane_state->crtc;
+	struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state = drm_atomic_get_new_crtc_state(state, crtc);
 	struct drm_rect damage;
 	struct drm_atomic_helper_damage_iter iter;
 
-	if (!old_fb || (fb->format != old_fb->format)) {
-		struct drm_crtc *crtc = plane_state->crtc;
-		struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state = drm_atomic_get_new_crtc_state(state, crtc);
+	if (!old_fb || (fb->format != old_fb->format) || crtc_state->mode_changed) {
 		struct ast_crtc_state *ast_crtc_state = to_ast_crtc_state(crtc_state);
 		struct ast_vbios_mode_info *vbios_mode_info = &ast_crtc_state->vbios_mode_info;
 
@@ -1007,7 +1007,6 @@ static void ast_crtc_dpms(struct drm_crtc *crtc, int mode)
 	u8 ch = AST_DPMS_VSYNC_OFF | AST_DPMS_HSYNC_OFF;
 	struct ast_crtc_state *ast_state;
 	const struct drm_format_info *format;
-	struct ast_vbios_mode_info *vbios_mode_info;
 
 	/* TODO: Maybe control display signal generation with
 	 *       Sync Enable (bit CR17.7).
@@ -1021,10 +1020,6 @@ static void ast_crtc_dpms(struct drm_crtc *crtc, int mode)
 		format = ast_state->format;
 
 		if (format) {
-			vbios_mode_info = &ast_state->vbios_mode_info;
-
-			ast_set_color_reg(ast, format);
-			ast_set_vbios_color_reg(ast, format, vbios_mode_info);
 			if (crtc->state->gamma_lut)
 				ast_crtc_set_gamma(ast, format, crtc->state->gamma_lut->data);
 			else