diff --git a/drivers/staging/imx-drm/ipu-v3/ipu-dmfc.c b/drivers/staging/imx-drm/ipu-v3/ipu-dmfc.c
index 91821bc30f41..1dc9817034b8 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/imx-drm/ipu-v3/ipu-dmfc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/imx-drm/ipu-v3/ipu-dmfc.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ int ipu_dmfc_alloc_bandwidth(struct dmfc_channel *dmfc,
 {
 	struct ipu_dmfc_priv *priv = dmfc->priv;
 	int slots = dmfc_bandwidth_to_slots(priv, bandwidth_pixel_per_second);
-	int segment = 0, ret = 0;
+	int segment = -1, ret = 0;
 
 	dev_dbg(priv->dev, "dmfc: trying to allocate %ldMpixel/s for IPU channel %d\n",
 			bandwidth_pixel_per_second / 1000000,
@@ -307,7 +307,17 @@ int ipu_dmfc_alloc_bandwidth(struct dmfc_channel *dmfc,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	segment = dmfc_find_slots(priv, slots);
+	/* Always allocate at least 128*4 bytes (2 slots) */
+	if (slots < 2)
+		slots = 2;
+
+	/* For the MEM_BG channel, first try to allocate twice the slots */
+	if (dmfc->data->ipu_channel == IPUV3_CHANNEL_MEM_BG_SYNC)
+		segment = dmfc_find_slots(priv, slots * 2);
+	if (segment >= 0)
+		slots *= 2;
+	else
+		segment = dmfc_find_slots(priv, slots);
 	if (segment < 0) {
 		ret = -EBUSY;
 		goto out;
@@ -391,7 +401,7 @@ int ipu_dmfc_init(struct ipu_soc *ipu, struct device *dev, unsigned long base,
 	 * We have a total bandwidth of clkrate * 4pixel divided
 	 * into 8 slots.
 	 */
-	priv->bandwidth_per_slot = clk_get_rate(ipu_clk) / 8;
+	priv->bandwidth_per_slot = clk_get_rate(ipu_clk) * 4 / 8;
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "dmfc: 8 slots with %ldMpixel/s bandwidth each\n",
 			priv->bandwidth_per_slot / 1000000);