diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tcon.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tcon.c
index ade197b1a9ac67aa51d3235fdb9e2a340d1da4fb..2de586b7c98b58ea4d03470f720744840d3a026f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tcon.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tcon.c
@@ -875,52 +875,56 @@ static int sun4i_tcon_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * This can only be made optional since we've had DT nodes
-	 * without the LVDS reset properties.
-	 *
-	 * If the property is missing, just disable LVDS, and print a
-	 * warning.
-	 */
-	tcon->lvds_rst = devm_reset_control_get_optional(dev, "lvds");
-	if (IS_ERR(tcon->lvds_rst)) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Couldn't get our reset line\n");
-		return PTR_ERR(tcon->lvds_rst);
-	} else if (tcon->lvds_rst) {
-		has_lvds_rst = true;
-		reset_control_reset(tcon->lvds_rst);
-	} else {
-		has_lvds_rst = false;
-	}
+	if (tcon->quirks->supports_lvds) {
+		/*
+		 * This can only be made optional since we've had DT
+		 * nodes without the LVDS reset properties.
+		 *
+		 * If the property is missing, just disable LVDS, and
+		 * print a warning.
+		 */
+		tcon->lvds_rst = devm_reset_control_get_optional(dev, "lvds");
+		if (IS_ERR(tcon->lvds_rst)) {
+			dev_err(dev, "Couldn't get our reset line\n");
+			return PTR_ERR(tcon->lvds_rst);
+		} else if (tcon->lvds_rst) {
+			has_lvds_rst = true;
+			reset_control_reset(tcon->lvds_rst);
+		} else {
+			has_lvds_rst = false;
+		}
 
-	/*
-	 * This can only be made optional since we've had DT nodes
-	 * without the LVDS reset properties.
-	 *
-	 * If the property is missing, just disable LVDS, and print a
-	 * warning.
-	 */
-	if (tcon->quirks->has_lvds_alt) {
-		tcon->lvds_pll = devm_clk_get(dev, "lvds-alt");
-		if (IS_ERR(tcon->lvds_pll)) {
-			if (PTR_ERR(tcon->lvds_pll) == -ENOENT) {
-				has_lvds_alt = false;
+		/*
+		 * This can only be made optional since we've had DT
+		 * nodes without the LVDS reset properties.
+		 *
+		 * If the property is missing, just disable LVDS, and
+		 * print a warning.
+		 */
+		if (tcon->quirks->has_lvds_alt) {
+			tcon->lvds_pll = devm_clk_get(dev, "lvds-alt");
+			if (IS_ERR(tcon->lvds_pll)) {
+				if (PTR_ERR(tcon->lvds_pll) == -ENOENT) {
+					has_lvds_alt = false;
+				} else {
+					dev_err(dev, "Couldn't get the LVDS PLL\n");
+					return PTR_ERR(tcon->lvds_pll);
+				}
 			} else {
-				dev_err(dev, "Couldn't get the LVDS PLL\n");
-				return PTR_ERR(tcon->lvds_pll);
+				has_lvds_alt = true;
 			}
-		} else {
-			has_lvds_alt = true;
 		}
-	}
 
-	if (!has_lvds_rst || (tcon->quirks->has_lvds_alt && !has_lvds_alt)) {
-		dev_warn(dev,
-			 "Missing LVDS properties, Please upgrade your DT\n");
-		dev_warn(dev, "LVDS output disabled\n");
-		can_lvds = false;
+		if (!has_lvds_rst ||
+		    (tcon->quirks->has_lvds_alt && !has_lvds_alt)) {
+			dev_warn(dev, "Missing LVDS properties, Please upgrade your DT\n");
+			dev_warn(dev, "LVDS output disabled\n");
+			can_lvds = false;
+		} else {
+			can_lvds = true;
+		}
 	} else {
-		can_lvds = true;
+		can_lvds = false;
 	}
 
 	ret = sun4i_tcon_init_clocks(dev, tcon);
@@ -1139,7 +1143,7 @@ static const struct sun4i_tcon_quirks sun8i_a33_quirks = {
 };
 
 static const struct sun4i_tcon_quirks sun8i_a83t_lcd_quirks = {
-	/* nothing is supported */
+	.supports_lvds		= true,
 };
 
 static const struct sun4i_tcon_quirks sun8i_v3s_quirks = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tcon.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tcon.h
index b761c7b823c560536b0f44a3c6eab6337d3e32d7..278700c7bf9f6f71ec3c85686c81919362aa40fa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tcon.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_tcon.h
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ struct sun4i_tcon_quirks {
 	bool	has_channel_1;	/* a33 does not have channel 1 */
 	bool	has_lvds_alt;	/* Does the LVDS clock have a parent other than the TCON clock? */
 	bool	needs_de_be_mux; /* sun6i needs mux to select backend */
+	bool	supports_lvds;   /* Does the TCON support an LVDS output? */
 
 	/* callback to handle tcon muxing options */
 	int	(*set_mux)(struct sun4i_tcon *, const struct drm_encoder *);