diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c
index e6a93fdfc6a2..ae2c90868caf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c
@@ -908,15 +908,9 @@ nv50_msto_atomic_check(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
 	if (!state->duplicated) {
 		const int clock = crtc_state->adjusted_mode.clock;
 
-		/*
-		 * XXX: Since we don't use HDR in userspace quite yet, limit
-		 * the bpc to 8 to save bandwidth on the topology. In the
-		 * future, we'll want to properly fix this by dynamically
-		 * selecting the highest possible bpc that would fit in the
-		 * topology
-		 */
-		asyh->or.bpc = min(connector->display_info.bpc, 8U);
-		asyh->dp.pbn = drm_dp_calc_pbn_mode(clock, asyh->or.bpc * 3, false);
+		asyh->or.bpc = connector->display_info.bpc;
+		asyh->dp.pbn = drm_dp_calc_pbn_mode(clock, asyh->or.bpc * 3,
+						    false);
 	}
 
 	slots = drm_dp_atomic_find_vcpi_slots(state, &mstm->mgr, mstc->port,
@@ -1076,8 +1070,17 @@ nv50_mstc_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
 	if (mstc->edid)
 		ret = drm_add_edid_modes(&mstc->connector, mstc->edid);
 
-	if (!mstc->connector.display_info.bpc)
-		mstc->connector.display_info.bpc = 8;
+	/*
+	 * XXX: Since we don't use HDR in userspace quite yet, limit the bpc
+	 * to 8 to save bandwidth on the topology. In the future, we'll want
+	 * to properly fix this by dynamically selecting the highest possible
+	 * bpc that would fit in the topology
+	 */
+	if (connector->display_info.bpc)
+		connector->display_info.bpc =
+			clamp(connector->display_info.bpc, 6U, 8U);
+	else
+		connector->display_info.bpc = 8;
 
 	if (mstc->native)
 		drm_mode_destroy(mstc->connector.dev, mstc->native);