.lower_margin   = 4,
                .hsync_len      = 1,
                .vsync_len      = 1,
-               .sync           = FB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT |
-                                 FB_SYNC_DOTCLK_FAILING_ACT,
        },
 };
 
                .lower_margin   = 10,
                .hsync_len      = 10,
                .vsync_len      = 10,
-               .sync           = FB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT |
-                                 FB_SYNC_DOTCLK_FAILING_ACT,
        },
 };
 
                .lower_margin   = 45,
                .hsync_len      = 1,
                .vsync_len      = 1,
-               .sync           = FB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT,
        },
 };
 
                .lower_margin   = 13,
                .hsync_len      = 48,
                .vsync_len      = 3,
-               .sync           = FB_SYNC_HOR_HIGH_ACT | FB_SYNC_VERT_HIGH_ACT |
-                                 FB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT |
-                                 FB_SYNC_DOTCLK_FAILING_ACT,
+               .sync           = FB_SYNC_HOR_HIGH_ACT | FB_SYNC_VERT_HIGH_ACT,
        },
 };
 
                .lower_margin = 0x15,
                .hsync_len = 64,
                .vsync_len = 4,
-               .sync = FB_SYNC_HOR_HIGH_ACT | FB_SYNC_VERT_HIGH_ACT |
-                               FB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT |
-                               FB_SYNC_DOTCLK_FAILING_ACT,
+               .sync = FB_SYNC_HOR_HIGH_ACT | FB_SYNC_VERT_HIGH_ACT,
        },
 };
 
                .lower_margin   = 2,
                .hsync_len      = 15,
                .vsync_len      = 15,
-               .sync           = FB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT
        },
 };
 
        mxsfb_pdata.mode_count = ARRAY_SIZE(mx23evk_video_modes);
        mxsfb_pdata.default_bpp = 32;
        mxsfb_pdata.ld_intf_width = STMLCDIF_24BIT;
+       mxsfb_pdata.sync = MXSFB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT |
+                               MXSFB_SYNC_DOTCLK_FAILING_ACT;
 }
 
 static inline void enable_clk_enet_out(void)
        mxsfb_pdata.mode_count = ARRAY_SIZE(mx28evk_video_modes);
        mxsfb_pdata.default_bpp = 32;
        mxsfb_pdata.ld_intf_width = STMLCDIF_24BIT;
+       mxsfb_pdata.sync = MXSFB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT |
+                               MXSFB_SYNC_DOTCLK_FAILING_ACT;
 
        mxs_saif_clkmux_select(MXS_DIGCTL_SAIF_CLKMUX_EXTMSTR0);
 }
        mxsfb_pdata.mode_count = ARRAY_SIZE(m28evk_video_modes);
        mxsfb_pdata.default_bpp = 16;
        mxsfb_pdata.ld_intf_width = STMLCDIF_18BIT;
+       mxsfb_pdata.sync = MXSFB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT;
 }
 
 static void __init sc_sps1_init(void)
        mxsfb_pdata.mode_count = ARRAY_SIZE(apx4devkit_video_modes);
        mxsfb_pdata.default_bpp = 32;
        mxsfb_pdata.ld_intf_width = STMLCDIF_24BIT;
+       mxsfb_pdata.sync = MXSFB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT |
+                               MXSFB_SYNC_DOTCLK_FAILING_ACT;
 }
 
 #define ENET0_MDC__GPIO_4_0    MXS_GPIO_NR(4, 0)
        mxsfb_pdata.mode_count = ARRAY_SIZE(cfa10049_video_modes);
        mxsfb_pdata.default_bpp = 32;
        mxsfb_pdata.ld_intf_width = STMLCDIF_18BIT;
+       mxsfb_pdata.sync = MXSFB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT;
 }
 
 static void __init cfa10037_init(void)
        mxsfb_pdata.mode_count = ARRAY_SIZE(apf28dev_video_modes);
        mxsfb_pdata.default_bpp = 16;
        mxsfb_pdata.ld_intf_width = STMLCDIF_16BIT;
+       mxsfb_pdata.sync = MXSFB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT |
+                               MXSFB_SYNC_DOTCLK_FAILING_ACT;
 }
 
 static void __init mxs_machine_init(void)
 
        unsigned dotclk_delay;
        const struct mxsfb_devdata *devdata;
        int mapped;
+       u32 sync;
 };
 
 #define mxsfb_is_v3(host) (host->devdata->ipversion == 3)
                vdctrl0 |= VDCTRL0_HSYNC_ACT_HIGH;
        if (fb_info->var.sync & FB_SYNC_VERT_HIGH_ACT)
                vdctrl0 |= VDCTRL0_VSYNC_ACT_HIGH;
-       if (fb_info->var.sync & FB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT)
+       if (host->sync & MXSFB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT)
                vdctrl0 |= VDCTRL0_ENABLE_ACT_HIGH;
-       if (fb_info->var.sync & FB_SYNC_DOTCLK_FAILING_ACT)
+       if (host->sync & MXSFB_SYNC_DOTCLK_FAILING_ACT)
                vdctrl0 |= VDCTRL0_DOTCLK_ACT_FAILING;
 
        writel(vdctrl0, host->base + LCDC_VDCTRL0);
 
        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fb_info->modelist);
 
+       host->sync = pdata->sync;
+
        ret = mxsfb_init_fbinfo(host);
        if (ret != 0)
                goto error_init_fb;
 
 #define STMLCDIF_18BIT 2 /** pixel data bus to the display is of 18 bit width */
 #define STMLCDIF_24BIT 3 /** pixel data bus to the display is of 24 bit width */
 
-#define FB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT   (1 << 6)
-#define FB_SYNC_DOTCLK_FAILING_ACT     (1 << 7) /* failing/negtive edge sampling */
+#define MXSFB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT        (1 << 6)
+#define MXSFB_SYNC_DOTCLK_FAILING_ACT  (1 << 7) /* failing/negtive edge sampling */
 
 struct mxsfb_platform_data {
        struct fb_videomode *mode_list;
                                 * allocated. If specified,fb_size must also be specified.
                                 * fb_phys must be unused by Linux.
                                 */
+       u32 sync;               /* sync mask, contains MXSFB specifics not
+                                * carried in fb_info->var.sync
+                                */
 };
 
 #endif /* __LINUX_MXSFB_H */