diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_ddi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_ddi.c
index fb6cb6aca188..0c0da9f6c2e8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_ddi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_ddi.c
@@ -1706,9 +1706,6 @@ void intel_ddi_set_pipe_settings(const struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state)
 
 	temp = TRANS_MSA_SYNC_CLK;
 
-	if (crtc_state->limited_color_range)
-		temp |= TRANS_MSA_CEA_RANGE;
-
 	switch (crtc_state->pipe_bpp) {
 	case 18:
 		temp |= TRANS_MSA_6_BPC;
@@ -1727,6 +1724,13 @@ void intel_ddi_set_pipe_settings(const struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state)
 		break;
 	}
 
+	/* nonsense combination */
+	WARN_ON(crtc_state->limited_color_range &&
+		crtc_state->output_format != INTEL_OUTPUT_FORMAT_RGB);
+
+	if (crtc_state->limited_color_range)
+		temp |= TRANS_MSA_CEA_RANGE;
+
 	/*
 	 * As per DP 1.2 spec section 2.3.4.3 while sending
 	 * YCBCR 444 signals we should program MSA MISC1/0 fields with
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
index 0c7755e915d9..5cce9459e93c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
@@ -2150,6 +2150,16 @@ bool intel_dp_limited_color_range(const struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state,
 	const struct drm_display_mode *adjusted_mode =
 		&crtc_state->base.adjusted_mode;
 
+	/*
+	 * Our YCbCr output is always limited range.
+	 * crtc_state->limited_color_range only applies to RGB,
+	 * and it must never be set for YCbCr or we risk setting
+	 * some conflicting bits in PIPECONF which will mess up
+	 * the colors on the monitor.
+	 */
+	if (crtc_state->output_format != INTEL_OUTPUT_FORMAT_RGB)
+		return false;
+
 	if (intel_conn_state->broadcast_rgb == INTEL_BROADCAST_RGB_AUTO) {
 		/*
 		 * See:
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_hdmi.c
index b781e0d1962e..5ab73331d35d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_hdmi.c
@@ -724,6 +724,10 @@ intel_hdmi_compute_avi_infoframe(struct intel_encoder *encoder,
 
 	drm_hdmi_avi_infoframe_colorspace(frame, conn_state);
 
+	/* nonsense combination */
+	WARN_ON(crtc_state->limited_color_range &&
+		crtc_state->output_format != INTEL_OUTPUT_FORMAT_RGB);
+
 	if (crtc_state->output_format == INTEL_OUTPUT_FORMAT_RGB) {
 		drm_hdmi_avi_infoframe_quant_range(frame, connector,
 						   adjusted_mode,
@@ -2373,6 +2377,16 @@ static bool intel_hdmi_limited_color_range(const struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_s
 	const struct drm_display_mode *adjusted_mode =
 		&crtc_state->base.adjusted_mode;
 
+	/*
+	 * Our YCbCr output is always limited range.
+	 * crtc_state->limited_color_range only applies to RGB,
+	 * and it must never be set for YCbCr or we risk setting
+	 * some conflicting bits in PIPECONF which will mess up
+	 * the colors on the monitor.
+	 */
+	if (crtc_state->output_format != INTEL_OUTPUT_FORMAT_RGB)
+		return false;
+
 	if (intel_conn_state->broadcast_rgb == INTEL_BROADCAST_RGB_AUTO) {
 		/* See CEA-861-E - 5.1 Default Encoding Parameters */
 		return crtc_state->has_hdmi_sink &&
@@ -2406,9 +2420,6 @@ int intel_hdmi_compute_config(struct intel_encoder *encoder,
 	if (pipe_config->has_hdmi_sink)
 		pipe_config->has_infoframe = true;
 
-	pipe_config->limited_color_range =
-		intel_hdmi_limited_color_range(pipe_config, conn_state);
-
 	if (adjusted_mode->flags & DRM_MODE_FLAG_DBLCLK)
 		pipe_config->pixel_multiplier = 2;
 
@@ -2419,6 +2430,9 @@ int intel_hdmi_compute_config(struct intel_encoder *encoder,
 		}
 	}
 
+	pipe_config->limited_color_range =
+		intel_hdmi_limited_color_range(pipe_config, conn_state);
+
 	if (HAS_PCH_SPLIT(dev_priv) && !HAS_DDI(dev_priv))
 		pipe_config->has_pch_encoder = true;