diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
index 1f9a3687b540..6d5b09f2a8a6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
@@ -3281,7 +3281,6 @@ void intel_ddi_init(struct drm_device *dev, enum port port)
 	intel_dig_port->saved_port_bits = I915_READ(DDI_BUF_CTL(port)) &
 					  (DDI_BUF_PORT_REVERSAL |
 					   DDI_A_4_LANES);
-	intel_dig_port->max_lanes = max_lanes;
 
 	/*
 	 * Bspec says that DDI_A_4_LANES is the only supported configuration
@@ -3294,9 +3293,12 @@ void intel_ddi_init(struct drm_device *dev, enum port port)
 		if (!(intel_dig_port->saved_port_bits & DDI_A_4_LANES)) {
 			DRM_DEBUG_KMS("BXT BIOS forgot to set DDI_A_4_LANES for port A; fixing\n");
 			intel_dig_port->saved_port_bits |= DDI_A_4_LANES;
+			max_lanes = 4;
 		}
 	}
 
+	intel_dig_port->max_lanes = max_lanes;
+
 	intel_encoder->type = INTEL_OUTPUT_UNKNOWN;
 	intel_encoder->crtc_mask = (1 << 0) | (1 << 1) | (1 << 2);
 	intel_encoder->cloneable = 0;