diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ti-sn65dsi86.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ti-sn65dsi86.c
index 59cbff209acd..560935f2e8cb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ti-sn65dsi86.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ti-sn65dsi86.c
@@ -375,6 +375,17 @@ static int __maybe_unused ti_sn65dsi86_resume(struct device *dev)
 
 	gpiod_set_value_cansleep(pdata->enable_gpio, 1);
 
+	/*
+	 * After EN is deasserted and an external clock is detected, the bridge
+	 * will sample GPIO3:1 to determine its frequency. The driver will
+	 * overwrite this setting in ti_sn_bridge_set_refclk_freq(). But this is
+	 * racy. Thus we have to wait a couple of us. According to the datasheet
+	 * the GPIO lines has to be stable at least 5 us (td5) but it seems that
+	 * is not enough and the refclk frequency value is still lost or
+	 * overwritten by the bridge itself. Waiting for 20us seems to work.
+	 */
+	usleep_range(20, 30);
+
 	/*
 	 * If we have a reference clock we can enable communication w/ the
 	 * panel (including the aux channel) w/out any need for an input clock