diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tidss/tidss_dispc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tidss/tidss_dispc.c
index 95b75236fe5e873adec15a32173f98850bfde479..c2210f5d5496d65a201ef50b54f21223990c0bbb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tidss/tidss_dispc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tidss/tidss_dispc.c
@@ -679,24 +679,20 @@ static
 void dispc_k3_clear_irqstatus(struct dispc_device *dispc, dispc_irq_t clearmask)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
-	u32 top_clear = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < dispc->feat->num_vps; ++i) {
-		if (clearmask & DSS_IRQ_VP_MASK(i)) {
+		if (clearmask & DSS_IRQ_VP_MASK(i))
 			dispc_k3_vp_write_irqstatus(dispc, i, clearmask);
-			top_clear |= BIT(i);
-		}
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < dispc->feat->num_planes; ++i) {
-		if (clearmask & DSS_IRQ_PLANE_MASK(i)) {
+		if (clearmask & DSS_IRQ_PLANE_MASK(i))
 			dispc_k3_vid_write_irqstatus(dispc, i, clearmask);
-			top_clear |= BIT(4 + i);
-		}
 	}
 	if (dispc->feat->subrev == DISPC_K2G)
 		return;
 
-	dispc_write(dispc, DISPC_IRQSTATUS, top_clear);
+	/* always clear the top level irqstatus */
+	dispc_write(dispc, DISPC_IRQSTATUS, dispc_read(dispc, DISPC_IRQSTATUS));
 
 	/* Flush posted writes */
 	dispc_read(dispc, DISPC_IRQSTATUS);