return ATOM_PPLL1;
                DRM_ERROR("unable to allocate a PPLL\n");
                return ATOM_PPLL_INVALID;
+       } else if (ASIC_IS_DCE3(rdev)) {
+               list_for_each_entry(test_encoder, &dev->mode_config.encoder_list, head) {
+                       if (test_encoder->crtc && (test_encoder->crtc == crtc)) {
+                               /* in DP mode, the DP ref clock can come from either PPLL
+                                * depending on the asic:
+                                * DCE3: PPLL1 or PPLL2
+                                */
+                               if (ENCODER_MODE_IS_DP(atombios_get_encoder_mode(test_encoder))) {
+                                       /* use the same PPLL for all DP monitors */
+                                       pll = radeon_get_shared_dp_ppll(crtc);
+                                       if (pll != ATOM_PPLL_INVALID)
+                                               return pll;
+                               }
+                               break;
+                       }
+               }
+               /* all other cases */
+               pll_in_use = radeon_get_pll_use_mask(crtc);
+               if (!(pll_in_use & (1 << ATOM_PPLL2)))
+                       return ATOM_PPLL2;
+               if (!(pll_in_use & (1 << ATOM_PPLL1)))
+                       return ATOM_PPLL1;
+               DRM_ERROR("unable to allocate a PPLL\n");
+               return ATOM_PPLL_INVALID;
        } else
                /* use PPLL1 or PPLL2 */
                return radeon_crtc->crtc_id;