mode_ctl = 0x0200;
                break;
        case OUTPUT_DP:
-               mode_ctl |= 0x00050000;
+               mode_ctl |= (nv_encoder->dp.mc_unknown << 16);
                if (nv_encoder->dcb->sorconf.link & 1)
                        mode_ctl |= 0x00000800;
                else
 int
 nv50_sor_create(struct drm_device *dev, struct dcb_entry *entry)
 {
+       struct drm_nouveau_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
        struct nouveau_encoder *nv_encoder = NULL;
        struct drm_encoder *encoder;
        bool dum;
        encoder->possible_crtcs = entry->heads;
        encoder->possible_clones = 0;
 
+       if (nv_encoder->dcb->type == OUTPUT_DP) {
+               uint32_t mc, or = nv_encoder->or;
+
+               if (dev_priv->chipset < 0x90 ||
+                   dev_priv->chipset == 0x92 || dev_priv->chipset == 0xa0)
+                       mc = nv_rd32(dev, NV50_PDISPLAY_SOR_MODE_CTRL_C(or));
+               else
+                       mc = nv_rd32(dev, NV90_PDISPLAY_SOR_MODE_CTRL_C(or));
+
+               switch ((mc & 0x00000f00) >> 8) {
+               case 8:
+               case 9:
+                       nv_encoder->dp.mc_unknown = (mc & 0x000f0000) >> 16;
+                       break;
+               default:
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+
        return 0;
 }