diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_drm_drv.c
index 44d769d9234d6..b84451d591873 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_drm_drv.c
@@ -354,11 +354,34 @@ static void rockchip_drm_match_remove(struct device *dev)
 		device_link_del(link);
 }
 
+/* list of preferred vop devices */
+static const char *const rockchip_drm_match_preferred[] = {
+	"rockchip,rk3399-vop-big",
+	NULL,
+};
+
 static struct component_match *rockchip_drm_match_add(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct component_match *match = NULL;
+	struct device_node *port;
 	int i;
 
+	/* add preferred vop device match before adding driver device matches */
+	for (i = 0; ; i++) {
+		port = of_parse_phandle(dev->of_node, "ports", i);
+		if (!port)
+			break;
+
+		if (of_device_is_available(port->parent) &&
+		    of_device_compatible_match(port->parent,
+					       rockchip_drm_match_preferred))
+			drm_of_component_match_add(dev, &match,
+						   component_compare_of,
+						   port->parent);
+
+		of_node_put(port);
+	}
+
 	for (i = 0; i < num_rockchip_sub_drivers; i++) {
 		struct platform_driver *drv = rockchip_sub_drivers[i];
 		struct device *p = NULL, *d;