diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 30e0f54ba19d..7a03fdc079b7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -11826,7 +11826,9 @@ intel_modeset_pipe_config(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 		goto encoder_retry;
 	}
 
-	pipe_config->dither = pipe_config->pipe_bpp != base_bpp;
+	/* Dithering seems to not pass-through bits correctly when it should, so
+	 * only enable it on 6bpc panels. */
+	pipe_config->dither = pipe_config->pipe_bpp == 6*3;
 	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("plane bpp: %i, pipe bpp: %i, dithering: %i\n",
 		      base_bpp, pipe_config->pipe_bpp, pipe_config->dither);