return 0;
 }
 
+static int intel_pch_pfit_check_cloning(const struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state)
+{
+       struct intel_display *display = to_intel_display(crtc_state);
+       struct intel_crtc *crtc = to_intel_crtc(crtc_state->uapi.crtc);
+
+       /*
+        * The panel fitter is in the pipe and thus would affect every
+        * cloned output. The relevant properties (scaling mode, TV
+        * margins) are per-connector so we'd have to make sure each
+        * output sets them up identically. Seems like a very niche use
+        * case so let's just reject cloning entirely when pfit is used.
+        */
+       if (crtc_state->uapi.encoder_mask &&
+           !is_power_of_2(crtc_state->uapi.encoder_mask)) {
+               drm_dbg_kms(display->drm,
+                           "[CRTC:%d:%s] no pfit when cloning\n",
+                           crtc->base.base.id, crtc->base.name);
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 /* adjusted_mode has been preset to be the panel's fixed mode */
 static int pch_panel_fitting(struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state,
                             const struct drm_connector_state *conn_state)
        if (ret)
                return ret;
 
+       ret = intel_pch_pfit_check_cloning(crtc_state);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
+
        return 0;
 }