diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx3fb.h b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx3fb.h
index ac24c5c..fdbe600 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx3fb.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/mx3fb.h
@@ -22,6 +22,20 @@
 #define FB_SYNC_SWAP_RGB	0x04000000
 #define FB_SYNC_CLK_SEL_EN	0x02000000
 
+/*
+ * Specify the way your display is connected. The IPU can arbitrarily
+ * map the internal colors to the external data lines. We only support
+ * the following mappings at the moment.
+ */
+enum disp_data_mapping {
+	/* blue -> d[0..5], green -> d[6..11], red -> d[12..17] */
+	IPU_DISP_DATA_MAPPING_RGB666,
+	/* blue -> d[0..4], green -> d[5..10], red -> d[11..15] */
+	IPU_DISP_DATA_MAPPING_RGB565,
+	/* blue -> d[0..7], green -> d[8..15], red -> d[16..23] */
+	IPU_DISP_DATA_MAPPING_RGB888,
+};
+
 /**
  * struct mx3fb_platform_data - mx3fb platform data
  *
@@ -33,6 +47,7 @@ struct mx3fb_platform_data {
 	const char			*name;
 	const struct fb_videomode	*mode;
 	int				num_modes;
+	enum disp_data_mapping		disp_data_fmt;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/video/mx3fb.c b/drivers/video/mx3fb.c
index e3406ab..f1383c8 100644
--- a/drivers/video/mx3fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/mx3fb.c
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ struct mx3fb_data {
 
 	uint32_t		h_start_width;
 	uint32_t		v_start_width;
+	enum disp_data_mapping	disp_data_fmt;
 };
 
 struct dma_chan_request {
@@ -287,11 +288,14 @@ static void mx3fb_write_reg(struct mx3fb_data *mx3fb, u32 value, unsigned long r
 	__raw_writel(value, mx3fb->reg_base + reg);
 }
 
-static const uint32_t di_mappings[] = {
-	0x1600AAAA, 0x00E05555, 0x00070000, 3,	/* RGB888 */
-	0x0005000F, 0x000B000F, 0x0011000F, 1,	/* RGB666 */
-	0x0011000F, 0x000B000F, 0x0005000F, 1,	/* BGR666 */
-	0x0004003F, 0x000A000F, 0x000F003F, 1	/* RGB565 */
+struct di_mapping {
+	uint32_t b0, b1, b2;
+};
+
+static const struct di_mapping di_mappings[] = {
+	[IPU_DISP_DATA_MAPPING_RGB666] = { 0x0005000f, 0x000b000f, 0x0011000f },
+	[IPU_DISP_DATA_MAPPING_RGB565] = { 0x0004003f, 0x000a000f, 0x000f003f },
+	[IPU_DISP_DATA_MAPPING_RGB888] = { 0x00070000, 0x000f0000, 0x00170000 },
 };
 
 static void sdc_fb_init(struct mx3fb_info *fbi)
@@ -425,7 +429,6 @@ static int sdc_set_window_pos(struct mx3fb_data *mx3fb, enum ipu_channel channel
  * @pixel_clk:		desired pixel clock frequency in Hz.
  * @width:		width of panel in pixels.
  * @height:		height of panel in pixels.
- * @pixel_fmt:		pixel format of buffer as FOURCC ASCII code.
  * @h_start_width:	number of pixel clocks between the HSYNC signal pulse
  *			and the start of valid data.
  * @h_sync_width:	width of the HSYNC signal in units of pixel clocks.
@@ -442,7 +445,6 @@ static int sdc_set_window_pos(struct mx3fb_data *mx3fb, enum ipu_channel channel
 static int sdc_init_panel(struct mx3fb_data *mx3fb, enum ipu_panel panel,
 			  uint32_t pixel_clk,
 			  uint16_t width, uint16_t height,
-			  enum pixel_fmt pixel_fmt,
 			  uint16_t h_start_width, uint16_t h_sync_width,
 			  uint16_t h_end_width, uint16_t v_start_width,
 			  uint16_t v_sync_width, uint16_t v_end_width,
@@ -453,6 +455,7 @@ static int sdc_init_panel(struct mx3fb_data *mx3fb, enum ipu_panel panel,
 	uint32_t old_conf;
 	uint32_t div;
 	struct clk *ipu_clk;
+	const struct di_mapping *map;
 
 	dev_dbg(mx3fb->dev, "panel size = %d x %d", width, height);
 
@@ -540,36 +543,10 @@ static int sdc_init_panel(struct mx3fb_data *mx3fb, enum ipu_panel panel,
 		sig.Vsync_pol << DI_D3_VSYNC_POL_SHIFT;
 	mx3fb_write_reg(mx3fb, old_conf, DI_DISP_SIG_POL);
 
-	switch (pixel_fmt) {
-	case IPU_PIX_FMT_RGB24:
-		mx3fb_write_reg(mx3fb, di_mappings[0], DI_DISP3_B0_MAP);
-		mx3fb_write_reg(mx3fb, di_mappings[1], DI_DISP3_B1_MAP);
-		mx3fb_write_reg(mx3fb, di_mappings[2], DI_DISP3_B2_MAP);
-		mx3fb_write_reg(mx3fb, mx3fb_read_reg(mx3fb, DI_DISP_ACC_CC) |
-			     ((di_mappings[3] - 1) << 12), DI_DISP_ACC_CC);
-		break;
-	case IPU_PIX_FMT_RGB666:
-		mx3fb_write_reg(mx3fb, di_mappings[4], DI_DISP3_B0_MAP);
-		mx3fb_write_reg(mx3fb, di_mappings[5], DI_DISP3_B1_MAP);
-		mx3fb_write_reg(mx3fb, di_mappings[6], DI_DISP3_B2_MAP);
-		mx3fb_write_reg(mx3fb, mx3fb_read_reg(mx3fb, DI_DISP_ACC_CC) |
-			     ((di_mappings[7] - 1) << 12), DI_DISP_ACC_CC);
-		break;
-	case IPU_PIX_FMT_BGR666:
-		mx3fb_write_reg(mx3fb, di_mappings[8], DI_DISP3_B0_MAP);
-		mx3fb_write_reg(mx3fb, di_mappings[9], DI_DISP3_B1_MAP);
-		mx3fb_write_reg(mx3fb, di_mappings[10], DI_DISP3_B2_MAP);
-		mx3fb_write_reg(mx3fb, mx3fb_read_reg(mx3fb, DI_DISP_ACC_CC) |
-			     ((di_mappings[11] - 1) << 12), DI_DISP_ACC_CC);
-		break;
-	default:
-		mx3fb_write_reg(mx3fb, di_mappings[12], DI_DISP3_B0_MAP);
-		mx3fb_write_reg(mx3fb, di_mappings[13], DI_DISP3_B1_MAP);
-		mx3fb_write_reg(mx3fb, di_mappings[14], DI_DISP3_B2_MAP);
-		mx3fb_write_reg(mx3fb, mx3fb_read_reg(mx3fb, DI_DISP_ACC_CC) |
-			     ((di_mappings[15] - 1) << 12), DI_DISP_ACC_CC);
-		break;
-	}
+	map = &di_mappings[mx3fb->disp_data_fmt];
+	mx3fb_write_reg(mx3fb, map->b0, DI_DISP3_B0_MAP);
+	mx3fb_write_reg(mx3fb, map->b1, DI_DISP3_B1_MAP);
+	mx3fb_write_reg(mx3fb, map->b2, DI_DISP3_B2_MAP);
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mx3fb->lock, lock_flags);
 
@@ -780,8 +757,6 @@ static int __set_par(struct fb_info *fbi, bool lock)
 		if (sdc_init_panel(mx3fb, mode,
 				   (PICOS2KHZ(fbi->var.pixclock)) * 1000UL,
 				   fbi->var.xres, fbi->var.yres,
-				   (fbi->var.sync & FB_SYNC_SWAP_RGB) ?
-				   IPU_PIX_FMT_BGR666 : IPU_PIX_FMT_RGB666,
 				   fbi->var.left_margin,
 				   fbi->var.hsync_len,
 				   fbi->var.right_margin +
@@ -1349,6 +1324,12 @@ static int init_fb_chan(struct mx3fb_data *mx3fb, struct idmac_channel *ichan)
 	const struct fb_videomode *mode;
 	int ret, num_modes;
 
+	if (mx3fb_pdata->disp_data_fmt >= ARRAY_SIZE(di_mappings)) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Illegal display data format %d\n",
+				mx3fb_pdata->disp_data_fmt);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	ichan->client = mx3fb;
 	irq = ichan->eof_irq;
 
@@ -1402,6 +1383,8 @@ static int init_fb_chan(struct mx3fb_data *mx3fb, struct idmac_channel *ichan)
 	mx3fbi->mx3fb		= mx3fb;
 	mx3fbi->blank		= FB_BLANK_NORMAL;
 
+	mx3fb->disp_data_fmt	= mx3fb_pdata->disp_data_fmt;
+
 	init_completion(&mx3fbi->flip_cmpl);
 	disable_irq(ichan->eof_irq);
 	dev_dbg(mx3fb->dev, "disabling irq %d\n", ichan->eof_irq);
