diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/hdmi5.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/hdmi5.c
index 169b764bb9d4..c053d692ec16 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/hdmi5.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/hdmi5.c
@@ -290,6 +290,10 @@ static int hdmi_display_check_timing(struct omap_dss_device *dssdev,
 {
 	struct omap_dss_device *out = &hdmi.output;
 
+	/* TODO: proper interlace support */
+	if (timings->interlace)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (!dispc_mgr_timings_ok(out->dispc_channel, timings))
 		return -EINVAL;