diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_disp_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_disp_drv.h
index 4a5661334fb1a..cd5ca5359b0f0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_disp_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_disp_drv.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ void mtk_ovl_adaptor_register_vblank_cb(struct device *dev, void (*vblank_cb)(vo
 void mtk_ovl_adaptor_unregister_vblank_cb(struct device *dev);
 void mtk_ovl_adaptor_enable_vblank(struct device *dev);
 void mtk_ovl_adaptor_disable_vblank(struct device *dev);
+unsigned int mtk_ovl_adaptor_supported_rotations(struct device *dev);
 void mtk_ovl_adaptor_start(struct device *dev);
 void mtk_ovl_adaptor_stop(struct device *dev);
 unsigned int mtk_ovl_adaptor_layer_nr(struct device *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_disp_ovl.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_disp_ovl.c
index 5aaf4342cdbda..c42fce38a35eb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_disp_ovl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_disp_ovl.c
@@ -289,6 +289,10 @@ unsigned int mtk_ovl_layer_nr(struct device *dev)
 
 unsigned int mtk_ovl_supported_rotations(struct device *dev)
 {
+	/*
+	 * although currently OVL can only do reflection,
+	 * reflect x + reflect y = rotate 180
+	 */
 	return DRM_MODE_ROTATE_0 | DRM_MODE_ROTATE_180 |
 	       DRM_MODE_REFLECT_X | DRM_MODE_REFLECT_Y;
 }
@@ -297,27 +301,18 @@ int mtk_ovl_layer_check(struct device *dev, unsigned int idx,
 			struct mtk_plane_state *mtk_state)
 {
 	struct drm_plane_state *state = &mtk_state->base;
-	unsigned int rotation = 0;
 
-	rotation = drm_rotation_simplify(state->rotation,
-					 DRM_MODE_ROTATE_0 |
-					 DRM_MODE_REFLECT_X |
-					 DRM_MODE_REFLECT_Y);
-	rotation &= ~DRM_MODE_ROTATE_0;
-
-	/* We can only do reflection, not rotation */
-	if ((rotation & DRM_MODE_ROTATE_MASK) != 0)
+	/* check if any unsupported rotation is set */
+	if (state->rotation & ~mtk_ovl_supported_rotations(dev))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/*
 	 * TODO: Rotating/reflecting YUV buffers is not supported at this time.
 	 *	 Only RGB[AX] variants are supported.
 	 */
-	if (state->fb->format->is_yuv && rotation != 0)
+	if (state->fb->format->is_yuv && (state->rotation & ~DRM_MODE_ROTATE_0))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	state->rotation = rotation;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_disp_ovl_adaptor.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_disp_ovl_adaptor.c
index 6d4334955e3d3..d4a13a1402148 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_disp_ovl_adaptor.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_disp_ovl_adaptor.c
@@ -379,6 +379,15 @@ void mtk_ovl_adaptor_register_vblank_cb(struct device *dev, void (*vblank_cb)(vo
 				     vblank_cb, vblank_cb_data);
 }
 
+unsigned int mtk_ovl_adaptor_supported_rotations(struct device *dev)
+{
+	/*
+	 * should still return DRM_MODE_ROTATE_0 if rotation is not supported,
+	 * or IGT will fail.
+	 */
+	return DRM_MODE_ROTATE_0;
+}
+
 void mtk_ovl_adaptor_unregister_vblank_cb(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct mtk_disp_ovl_adaptor *ovl_adaptor = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_drm_ddp_comp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_drm_ddp_comp.c
index 94590227c56a9..b47be6955d9b8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_drm_ddp_comp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_drm_ddp_comp.c
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ static const struct mtk_ddp_comp_funcs ddp_ovl_adaptor = {
 	.get_formats = mtk_ovl_adaptor_get_formats,
 	.get_num_formats = mtk_ovl_adaptor_get_num_formats,
 	.mode_valid = mtk_ovl_adaptor_mode_valid,
+	.supported_rotations = mtk_ovl_adaptor_supported_rotations,
 };
 
 static const char * const mtk_ddp_comp_stem[MTK_DDP_COMP_TYPE_MAX] = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_drm_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_drm_plane.c
index f10d4cc6c2234..2dc28a79f7603 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_drm_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_drm_plane.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ int mtk_plane_init(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_plane *plane,
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	if (supported_rotations & ~DRM_MODE_ROTATE_0) {
+	if (supported_rotations) {
 		err = drm_plane_create_rotation_property(plane,
 							 DRM_MODE_ROTATE_0,
 							 supported_rotations);
