mutex_unlock(&vc4_hdmi->mutex);
 }
 
+static enum drm_mode_status
+vc4_hdmi_encoder_clock_valid(const struct vc4_hdmi *vc4_hdmi,
+                            unsigned long long clock)
+{
+       if (clock > vc4_hdmi->variant->max_pixel_clock)
+               return MODE_CLOCK_HIGH;
+
+       if (vc4_hdmi->disable_4kp60 && clock > HDMI_14_MAX_TMDS_CLK)
+               return MODE_CLOCK_HIGH;
+
+       return MODE_OK;
+}
+
 #define WIFI_2_4GHz_CH1_MIN_FREQ       2400000000ULL
 #define WIFI_2_4GHz_CH1_MAX_FREQ       2422000000ULL
 
        if (mode->flags & DRM_MODE_FLAG_DBLCLK)
                tmds_char_rate = tmds_char_rate * 2;
 
-       if (tmds_char_rate > vc4_hdmi->variant->max_pixel_clock)
-               return -EINVAL;
-
-       if (vc4_hdmi->disable_4kp60 && (tmds_char_rate > HDMI_14_MAX_TMDS_CLK))
+       if (vc4_hdmi_encoder_clock_valid(vc4_hdmi, tmds_char_rate) != MODE_OK)
                return -EINVAL;
 
        vc4_state->tmds_char_rate = tmds_char_rate;
             (mode->hsync_end % 2) || (mode->htotal % 2)))
                return MODE_H_ILLEGAL;
 
-       if ((mode->clock * 1000) > vc4_hdmi->variant->max_pixel_clock)
-               return MODE_CLOCK_HIGH;
-
-       if (vc4_hdmi->disable_4kp60 && vc4_hdmi_mode_needs_scrambling(mode))
-               return MODE_CLOCK_HIGH;
-
-       return MODE_OK;
+       return vc4_hdmi_encoder_clock_valid(vc4_hdmi, mode->clock * 1000);
 }
 
 static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs vc4_hdmi_encoder_helper_funcs = {