diff --git a/drivers/phy/rockchip/phy-rockchip-samsung-hdptx.c b/drivers/phy/rockchip/phy-rockchip-samsung-hdptx.c
index 80dd896861bc..2feb46f6d4e5 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/rockchip/phy-rockchip-samsung-hdptx.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/rockchip/phy-rockchip-samsung-hdptx.c
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ struct rk_hdptx_phy {
 	/* clk provider */
 	struct clk_hw hw;
 	unsigned long rate;
+	bool restrict_rate_change;
 
 	atomic_t usage_count;
 
@@ -1758,10 +1759,12 @@ static int rk_hdptx_phy_configure(struct phy *phy, union phy_configure_opts *opt
 
 	if (mode != PHY_MODE_DP) {
 		ret = rk_hdptx_phy_verify_hdmi_config(hdptx, &opts->hdmi);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(hdptx->dev, "invalid hdmi params for phy configure\n");
-		else
+		} else {
 			hdptx->hdmi_cfg = opts->hdmi;
+			hdptx->restrict_rate_change = true;
+		}
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -1848,20 +1851,31 @@ static unsigned long rk_hdptx_phy_clk_recalc_rate(struct clk_hw *hw,
 static long rk_hdptx_phy_clk_round_rate(struct clk_hw *hw, unsigned long rate,
 					unsigned long *parent_rate)
 {
-	int i;
+	struct rk_hdptx_phy *hdptx = to_rk_hdptx_phy(hw);
 
-	if (rate > HDMI20_MAX_RATE)
-		return rate;
+	/*
+	 * FIXME: Temporarily allow altering TMDS char rate via CCF.
+	 * To be dropped as soon as the RK DW HDMI QP bridge driver
+	 * switches to make use of phy_configure().
+	 */
+	if (!hdptx->restrict_rate_change && rate != hdptx->hdmi_cfg.tmds_char_rate) {
+		struct phy_configure_opts_hdmi hdmi = {
+			.tmds_char_rate = rate,
+		};
+		int ret = rk_hdptx_phy_verify_hdmi_config(hdptx, &hdmi);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(ropll_tmds_cfg); i++)
-		if (rate == ropll_tmds_cfg[i].rate)
-			break;
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
 
-	if (i == ARRAY_SIZE(ropll_tmds_cfg) &&
-	    !rk_hdptx_phy_clk_pll_calc(rate, NULL))
-		return -EINVAL;
+		hdptx->hdmi_cfg = hdmi;
+	}
 
-	return rate;
+	/*
+	 * The TMDS char rate shall be adjusted via phy_configure() only,
+	 * hence ensure rk_hdptx_phy_clk_set_rate() won't be invoked with
+	 * a different rate argument.
+	 */
+	return hdptx->hdmi_cfg.tmds_char_rate;
 }
 
 static int rk_hdptx_phy_clk_set_rate(struct clk_hw *hw, unsigned long rate,
@@ -1869,6 +1883,20 @@ static int rk_hdptx_phy_clk_set_rate(struct clk_hw *hw, unsigned long rate,
 {
 	struct rk_hdptx_phy *hdptx = to_rk_hdptx_phy(hw);
 
+	/* Revert any unlikely TMDS char rate change since round_rate() */
+	if (hdptx->hdmi_cfg.tmds_char_rate != rate) {
+		dev_warn(hdptx->dev, "Reverting unexpected rate change from %lu to %llu\n",
+			 rate, hdptx->hdmi_cfg.tmds_char_rate);
+		hdptx->hdmi_cfg.tmds_char_rate = rate;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * The TMDS char rate would be normally programmed in HW during
+	 * phy_ops.power_on() or clk_ops.prepare() callbacks, but it might
+	 * happen that the former gets fired too late, i.e. after this call,
+	 * while the latter being executed only once, i.e. when clock remains
+	 * in the prepared state during rate changes.
+	 */
 	return rk_hdptx_ropll_tmds_cmn_config(hdptx, rate);
 }