diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
index 9f7dafc..7de7126 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
@@ -171,10 +171,31 @@ static void imx_drm_output_poll_changed(struct drm_device *drm)
 	drm_fbdev_cma_hotplug_event(imxdrm->fbhelper);
 }
 
+static int imx_atomic_check(struct drm_device *dev,
+			    struct drm_atomic_state *state)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	ret = drm_atomic_helper_check_modeset(dev, state);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = drm_atomic_helper_check_planes(dev, state);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	/* planes can set ->needs_modeset, once more to reach a stable state */
+	ret = drm_atomic_helper_check_modeset(dev, state);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static const struct drm_mode_config_funcs imx_drm_mode_config_funcs = {
 	.fb_create = drm_fb_cma_create,
 	.output_poll_changed = imx_drm_output_poll_changed,
-	.atomic_check = drm_atomic_helper_check,
+	.atomic_check = imx_atomic_check,
 	.atomic_commit = drm_atomic_helper_commit,
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-plane.c
index 4ad67d0..b98581a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-plane.c
@@ -322,10 +322,10 @@ static int ipu_plane_atomic_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	 * since we cannot touch active IDMAC channels, we do not support
 	 * resizing the enabled plane or changing its format
 	 */
-	if (old_fb && (state->src_w != old_state->src_w ||
-			      state->src_h != old_state->src_h ||
-			      fb->pixel_format != old_fb->pixel_format))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (state->src_w != old_state->src_w ||
+	    state->src_h != old_state->src_h ||
+	    (old_fb && fb->pixel_format != old_fb->pixel_format))
+		crtc_state->mode_changed = true;
 
 	eba = drm_plane_state_to_eba(state);
 
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ static int ipu_plane_atomic_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (old_fb && fb->pitches[0] != old_fb->pitches[0])
-		return -EINVAL;
+		crtc_state->mode_changed = true;
 
 	switch (fb->pixel_format) {
 	case DRM_FORMAT_YUV420:
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ static int ipu_plane_atomic_check(struct drm_plane *plane,
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 		if (old_fb && old_fb->pitches[1] != fb->pitches[1])
-			return -EINVAL;
+			crtc_state->mode_changed = true;
 	}
 
 	return 0;