diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c
index a75972250a2..374c987038a 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c
@@ -1072,13 +1072,33 @@ void dispc_ovl_compute_fifo_thresholds(enum omap_plane plane,
 	 */
 
 	unsigned buf_unit = dss_feat_get_buffer_size_unit();
-	unsigned fifo_size, burst_size;
+	unsigned ovl_fifo_size, total_fifo_size, burst_size;
+	int i;
 
 	burst_size = dispc_ovl_get_burst_size(plane);
-	fifo_size = dispc_ovl_get_fifo_size(plane);
+	ovl_fifo_size = dispc_ovl_get_fifo_size(plane);
 
-	*fifo_low = fifo_size - burst_size;
-	*fifo_high = fifo_size - buf_unit;
+	if (use_fifomerge) {
+		total_fifo_size = 0;
+		for (i = 0; i < omap_dss_get_num_overlays(); ++i)
+			total_fifo_size += dispc_ovl_get_fifo_size(i);
+	} else {
+		total_fifo_size = ovl_fifo_size;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * We use the same low threshold for both fifomerge and non-fifomerge
+	 * cases, but for fifomerge we calculate the high threshold using the
+	 * combined fifo size
+	 */
+
+	if (dss_has_feature(FEAT_OMAP3_DSI_FIFO_BUG)) {
+		*fifo_low = ovl_fifo_size - burst_size * 2;
+		*fifo_high = total_fifo_size - burst_size;
+	} else {
+		*fifo_low = ovl_fifo_size - burst_size;
+		*fifo_high = total_fifo_size - buf_unit;
+	}
 }
 
 static void dispc_ovl_set_fir(enum omap_plane plane,
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss_features.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss_features.c
index c2456c5bcd3..419419ad049 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss_features.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss_features.c
@@ -370,7 +370,8 @@ static const struct omap_dss_features omap3430_dss_features = {
 		FEAT_LINEBUFFERSPLIT | FEAT_RESIZECONF |
 		FEAT_DSI_PLL_FREQSEL | FEAT_DSI_REVERSE_TXCLKESC |
 		FEAT_VENC_REQUIRES_TV_DAC_CLK | FEAT_CPR | FEAT_PRELOAD |
-		FEAT_FIR_COEF_V | FEAT_ALPHA_FIXED_ZORDER | FEAT_FIFO_MERGE,
+		FEAT_FIR_COEF_V | FEAT_ALPHA_FIXED_ZORDER | FEAT_FIFO_MERGE |
+		FEAT_OMAP3_DSI_FIFO_BUG,
 
 	.num_mgrs = 2,
 	.num_ovls = 3,
@@ -394,7 +395,8 @@ static const struct omap_dss_features omap3630_dss_features = {
 		FEAT_ROWREPEATENABLE | FEAT_LINEBUFFERSPLIT |
 		FEAT_RESIZECONF | FEAT_DSI_PLL_PWR_BUG |
 		FEAT_DSI_PLL_FREQSEL | FEAT_CPR | FEAT_PRELOAD |
-		FEAT_FIR_COEF_V | FEAT_ALPHA_FIXED_ZORDER | FEAT_FIFO_MERGE,
+		FEAT_FIR_COEF_V | FEAT_ALPHA_FIXED_ZORDER | FEAT_FIFO_MERGE |
+		FEAT_OMAP3_DSI_FIFO_BUG,
 
 	.num_mgrs = 2,
 	.num_ovls = 3,
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss_features.h b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss_features.h
index 50caee9192a..5f9b8215677 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss_features.h
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss_features.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ enum dss_feat_id {
 	FEAT_ALPHA_FIXED_ZORDER		= 1 << 26,
 	FEAT_ALPHA_FREE_ZORDER		= 1 << 27,
 	FEAT_FIFO_MERGE			= 1 << 28,
+	/* An unknown HW bug causing the normal FIFO thresholds not to work */
+	FEAT_OMAP3_DSI_FIFO_BUG		= 1 << 29,
 };
 
 /* DSS register field id */