diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_frontend.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_frontend.c
index 6ede40aab515..1153539f3aef 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_frontend.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_frontend.c
@@ -121,6 +121,26 @@ static bool sun4i_frontend_format_chroma_requires_swap(uint32_t fmt)
 	}
 }
 
+static bool sun4i_frontend_format_supports_tiling(uint32_t fmt)
+{
+	switch (fmt) {
+	case DRM_FORMAT_NV12:
+	case DRM_FORMAT_NV16:
+	case DRM_FORMAT_NV21:
+	case DRM_FORMAT_NV61:
+	case DRM_FORMAT_YUV411:
+	case DRM_FORMAT_YUV420:
+	case DRM_FORMAT_YUV422:
+	case DRM_FORMAT_YVU420:
+	case DRM_FORMAT_YVU422:
+	case DRM_FORMAT_YVU411:
+		return true;
+
+	default:
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
 void sun4i_frontend_update_buffer(struct sun4i_frontend *frontend,
 				  struct drm_plane *plane)
 {
@@ -355,7 +375,9 @@ bool sun4i_frontend_format_is_supported(uint32_t fmt, uint64_t modifier)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 
-	if (modifier != DRM_FORMAT_MOD_LINEAR)
+	if (modifier == DRM_FORMAT_MOD_ALLWINNER_TILED)
+		return sun4i_frontend_format_supports_tiling(fmt);
+	else if (modifier != DRM_FORMAT_MOD_LINEAR)
 		return false;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(sun4i_frontend_formats); i++)