diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/mach-mxs.c b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/mach-mxs.c
index 3218f1f..e7b781d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mxs/mach-mxs.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mxs/mach-mxs.c
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@
 		.lower_margin	= 4,
 		.hsync_len	= 1,
 		.vsync_len	= 1,
-		.sync		= FB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT |
-				  FB_SYNC_DOTCLK_FAILING_ACT,
 	},
 };
 
@@ -59,8 +57,6 @@
 		.lower_margin	= 10,
 		.hsync_len	= 10,
 		.vsync_len	= 10,
-		.sync		= FB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT |
-				  FB_SYNC_DOTCLK_FAILING_ACT,
 	},
 };
 
@@ -77,7 +73,6 @@
 		.lower_margin	= 45,
 		.hsync_len	= 1,
 		.vsync_len	= 1,
-		.sync		= FB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT,
 	},
 };
 
@@ -94,9 +89,7 @@
 		.lower_margin	= 13,
 		.hsync_len	= 48,
 		.vsync_len	= 3,
-		.sync		= FB_SYNC_HOR_HIGH_ACT | FB_SYNC_VERT_HIGH_ACT |
-				  FB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT |
-				  FB_SYNC_DOTCLK_FAILING_ACT,
+		.sync		= FB_SYNC_HOR_HIGH_ACT | FB_SYNC_VERT_HIGH_ACT,
 	},
 };
 
@@ -113,9 +106,7 @@
 		.lower_margin = 0x15,
 		.hsync_len = 64,
 		.vsync_len = 4,
-		.sync = FB_SYNC_HOR_HIGH_ACT | FB_SYNC_VERT_HIGH_ACT |
-				FB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT |
-				FB_SYNC_DOTCLK_FAILING_ACT,
+		.sync = FB_SYNC_HOR_HIGH_ACT | FB_SYNC_VERT_HIGH_ACT,
 	},
 };
 
@@ -132,7 +123,6 @@
 		.lower_margin	= 2,
 		.hsync_len	= 15,
 		.vsync_len	= 15,
-		.sync		= FB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT
 	},
 };
 
@@ -259,6 +249,8 @@
 	mxsfb_pdata.mode_count = ARRAY_SIZE(mx23evk_video_modes);
 	mxsfb_pdata.default_bpp = 32;
 	mxsfb_pdata.ld_intf_width = STMLCDIF_24BIT;
+	mxsfb_pdata.sync = MXSFB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT |
+				MXSFB_SYNC_DOTCLK_FAILING_ACT;
 }
 
 static inline void enable_clk_enet_out(void)
@@ -278,6 +270,8 @@
 	mxsfb_pdata.mode_count = ARRAY_SIZE(mx28evk_video_modes);
 	mxsfb_pdata.default_bpp = 32;
 	mxsfb_pdata.ld_intf_width = STMLCDIF_24BIT;
+	mxsfb_pdata.sync = MXSFB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT |
+				MXSFB_SYNC_DOTCLK_FAILING_ACT;
 
 	mxs_saif_clkmux_select(MXS_DIGCTL_SAIF_CLKMUX_EXTMSTR0);
 }
@@ -297,6 +291,7 @@
 	mxsfb_pdata.mode_count = ARRAY_SIZE(m28evk_video_modes);
 	mxsfb_pdata.default_bpp = 16;
 	mxsfb_pdata.ld_intf_width = STMLCDIF_18BIT;
+	mxsfb_pdata.sync = MXSFB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT;
 }
 
 static void __init sc_sps1_init(void)
@@ -322,6 +317,8 @@
 	mxsfb_pdata.mode_count = ARRAY_SIZE(apx4devkit_video_modes);
 	mxsfb_pdata.default_bpp = 32;
 	mxsfb_pdata.ld_intf_width = STMLCDIF_24BIT;
+	mxsfb_pdata.sync = MXSFB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT |
+				MXSFB_SYNC_DOTCLK_FAILING_ACT;
 }
 
 #define ENET0_MDC__GPIO_4_0	MXS_GPIO_NR(4, 0)
@@ -407,6 +404,7 @@
 	mxsfb_pdata.mode_count = ARRAY_SIZE(cfa10049_video_modes);
 	mxsfb_pdata.default_bpp = 32;
 	mxsfb_pdata.ld_intf_width = STMLCDIF_18BIT;
+	mxsfb_pdata.sync = MXSFB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT;
 }
 
 static void __init cfa10037_init(void)
@@ -423,6 +421,8 @@
 	mxsfb_pdata.mode_count = ARRAY_SIZE(apf28dev_video_modes);
 	mxsfb_pdata.default_bpp = 16;
 	mxsfb_pdata.ld_intf_width = STMLCDIF_16BIT;
+	mxsfb_pdata.sync = MXSFB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT |
+				MXSFB_SYNC_DOTCLK_FAILING_ACT;
 }
 
 static void __init mxs_machine_init(void)
diff --git a/drivers/video/mxsfb.c b/drivers/video/mxsfb.c
index 755556c..45169cb 100644
--- a/drivers/video/mxsfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/mxsfb.c
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@
 	unsigned dotclk_delay;
 	const struct mxsfb_devdata *devdata;
 	int mapped;
+	u32 sync;
 };
 
 #define mxsfb_is_v3(host) (host->devdata->ipversion == 3)
@@ -456,9 +457,9 @@
 		vdctrl0 |= VDCTRL0_HSYNC_ACT_HIGH;
 	if (fb_info->var.sync & FB_SYNC_VERT_HIGH_ACT)
 		vdctrl0 |= VDCTRL0_VSYNC_ACT_HIGH;
-	if (fb_info->var.sync & FB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT)
+	if (host->sync & MXSFB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT)
 		vdctrl0 |= VDCTRL0_ENABLE_ACT_HIGH;
-	if (fb_info->var.sync & FB_SYNC_DOTCLK_FAILING_ACT)
+	if (host->sync & MXSFB_SYNC_DOTCLK_FAILING_ACT)
 		vdctrl0 |= VDCTRL0_DOTCLK_ACT_FAILING;
 
 	writel(vdctrl0, host->base + LCDC_VDCTRL0);
@@ -861,6 +862,8 @@
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&fb_info->modelist);
 
+	host->sync = pdata->sync;
+
 	ret = mxsfb_init_fbinfo(host);
 	if (ret != 0)
 		goto error_init_fb;
diff --git a/include/linux/mxsfb.h b/include/linux/mxsfb.h
index f14943d..f80af86 100644
--- a/include/linux/mxsfb.h
+++ b/include/linux/mxsfb.h
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 #define STMLCDIF_18BIT 2 /** pixel data bus to the display is of 18 bit width */
 #define STMLCDIF_24BIT 3 /** pixel data bus to the display is of 24 bit width */
 
-#define FB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT	(1 << 6)
-#define FB_SYNC_DOTCLK_FAILING_ACT	(1 << 7) /* failing/negtive edge sampling */
+#define MXSFB_SYNC_DATA_ENABLE_HIGH_ACT	(1 << 6)
+#define MXSFB_SYNC_DOTCLK_FAILING_ACT	(1 << 7) /* failing/negtive edge sampling */
 
 struct mxsfb_platform_data {
 	struct fb_videomode *mode_list;
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
 				 * allocated. If specified,fb_size must also be specified.
 				 * fb_phys must be unused by Linux.
 				 */
+	u32 sync;		/* sync mask, contains MXSFB specifics not
+				 * carried in fb_info->var.sync
+				 */
 };
 
 #endif /* __LINUX_MXSFB_H */