diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_csc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_csc.c
index 275589d64e52b..66c9ee29842cd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_csc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_csc.c
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ void sun8i_csc_set_ccsc(struct sun8i_mixer *mixer, int layer,
 {
 	u32 base;
 
-	if (mixer->cfg->is_de3) {
+	if (mixer->cfg->de_type == sun8i_mixer_de3) {
 		sun8i_de3_ccsc_setup(mixer, layer,
 				     fmt_type, encoding, range);
 		return;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_mixer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_mixer.c
index 3069329210085..ea1f477700d4a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_mixer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_mixer.c
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ static int sun8i_mixer_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 	base = sun8i_blender_base(mixer);
 
 	/* Reset registers and disable unused sub-engines */
-	if (mixer->cfg->is_de3) {
+	if (mixer->cfg->de_type == sun8i_mixer_de3) {
 		for (i = 0; i < DE3_MIXER_UNIT_SIZE; i += 4)
 			regmap_write(mixer->engine.regs, i, 0);
 
@@ -675,6 +675,7 @@ static void sun8i_mixer_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static const struct sun8i_mixer_cfg sun8i_a83t_mixer0_cfg = {
 	.ccsc		= CCSC_MIXER0_LAYOUT,
+	.de_type	= sun8i_mixer_de2,
 	.scaler_mask	= 0xf,
 	.scanline_yuv	= 2048,
 	.ui_num		= 3,
@@ -683,6 +684,7 @@ static const struct sun8i_mixer_cfg sun8i_a83t_mixer0_cfg = {
 
 static const struct sun8i_mixer_cfg sun8i_a83t_mixer1_cfg = {
 	.ccsc		= CCSC_MIXER1_LAYOUT,
+	.de_type	= sun8i_mixer_de2,
 	.scaler_mask	= 0x3,
 	.scanline_yuv	= 2048,
 	.ui_num		= 1,
@@ -691,6 +693,7 @@ static const struct sun8i_mixer_cfg sun8i_a83t_mixer1_cfg = {
 
 static const struct sun8i_mixer_cfg sun8i_h3_mixer0_cfg = {
 	.ccsc		= CCSC_MIXER0_LAYOUT,
+	.de_type	= sun8i_mixer_de2,
 	.mod_rate	= 432000000,
 	.scaler_mask	= 0xf,
 	.scanline_yuv	= 2048,
@@ -700,6 +703,7 @@ static const struct sun8i_mixer_cfg sun8i_h3_mixer0_cfg = {
 
 static const struct sun8i_mixer_cfg sun8i_r40_mixer0_cfg = {
 	.ccsc		= CCSC_MIXER0_LAYOUT,
+	.de_type	= sun8i_mixer_de2,
 	.mod_rate	= 297000000,
 	.scaler_mask	= 0xf,
 	.scanline_yuv	= 2048,
@@ -709,6 +713,7 @@ static const struct sun8i_mixer_cfg sun8i_r40_mixer0_cfg = {
 
 static const struct sun8i_mixer_cfg sun8i_r40_mixer1_cfg = {
 	.ccsc		= CCSC_MIXER1_LAYOUT,
+	.de_type	= sun8i_mixer_de2,
 	.mod_rate	= 297000000,
 	.scaler_mask	= 0x3,
 	.scanline_yuv	= 2048,
@@ -717,6 +722,7 @@ static const struct sun8i_mixer_cfg sun8i_r40_mixer1_cfg = {
 };
 
 static const struct sun8i_mixer_cfg sun8i_v3s_mixer_cfg = {
+	.de_type = sun8i_mixer_de2,
 	.vi_num = 2,
 	.ui_num = 1,
 	.scaler_mask = 0x3,
@@ -727,6 +733,7 @@ static const struct sun8i_mixer_cfg sun8i_v3s_mixer_cfg = {
 
 static const struct sun8i_mixer_cfg sun20i_d1_mixer0_cfg = {
 	.ccsc		= CCSC_D1_MIXER0_LAYOUT,
+	.de_type	= sun8i_mixer_de2,
 	.mod_rate	= 297000000,
 	.scaler_mask	= 0x3,
 	.scanline_yuv	= 2048,
@@ -736,6 +743,7 @@ static const struct sun8i_mixer_cfg sun20i_d1_mixer0_cfg = {
 
 static const struct sun8i_mixer_cfg sun20i_d1_mixer1_cfg = {
 	.ccsc		= CCSC_MIXER1_LAYOUT,
+	.de_type	= sun8i_mixer_de2,
 	.mod_rate	= 297000000,
 	.scaler_mask	= 0x1,
 	.scanline_yuv	= 1024,
@@ -745,6 +753,7 @@ static const struct sun8i_mixer_cfg sun20i_d1_mixer1_cfg = {
 
 static const struct sun8i_mixer_cfg sun50i_a64_mixer0_cfg = {
 	.ccsc		= CCSC_MIXER0_LAYOUT,
+	.de_type	= sun8i_mixer_de2,
 	.mod_rate	= 297000000,
 	.scaler_mask	= 0xf,
 	.scanline_yuv	= 4096,
@@ -754,6 +763,7 @@ static const struct sun8i_mixer_cfg sun50i_a64_mixer0_cfg = {
 
 static const struct sun8i_mixer_cfg sun50i_a64_mixer1_cfg = {
 	.ccsc		= CCSC_MIXER1_LAYOUT,
+	.de_type	= sun8i_mixer_de2,
 	.mod_rate	= 297000000,
 	.scaler_mask	= 0x3,
 	.scanline_yuv	= 2048,
@@ -763,7 +773,7 @@ static const struct sun8i_mixer_cfg sun50i_a64_mixer1_cfg = {
 
 static const struct sun8i_mixer_cfg sun50i_h6_mixer0_cfg = {
 	.ccsc		= CCSC_MIXER0_LAYOUT,
-	.is_de3		= true,
+	.de_type	= sun8i_mixer_de3,
 	.has_formatter	= 1,
 	.mod_rate	= 600000000,
 	.scaler_mask	= 0xf,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_mixer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_mixer.h
index 5f465a974fbdf..baf2d024898a9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_mixer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_mixer.h
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ enum {
 	CCSC_D1_MIXER0_LAYOUT,
 };
 
+enum sun8i_mixer_type {
+	sun8i_mixer_de2,
+	sun8i_mixer_de3,
+};
+
 /**
  * struct sun8i_mixer_cfg - mixer HW configuration
  * @vi_num: number of VI channels
@@ -163,19 +168,19 @@ enum {
  * @ccsc: select set of CCSC base addresses from the enumeration above.
  * @mod_rate: module clock rate that needs to be set in order to have
  *	a functional block.
- * @is_de3: true, if this is next gen display engine 3.0, false otherwise.
+ * @de_type: sun8i_mixer_type enum representing the display engine generation.
  * @has_formatter: true, if mixer has formatter core, for 10-bit and YUV handling
  * @scaline_yuv: size of a scanline for VI scaler for YUV formats.
  */
 struct sun8i_mixer_cfg {
-	int		vi_num;
-	int		ui_num;
-	int		scaler_mask;
-	int		ccsc;
-	unsigned long	mod_rate;
-	unsigned int	is_de3 : 1;
-	unsigned int    has_formatter : 1;
-	unsigned int	scanline_yuv;
+	int			vi_num;
+	int			ui_num;
+	int			scaler_mask;
+	int			ccsc;
+	unsigned long		mod_rate;
+	unsigned int		de_type;
+	unsigned int		has_formatter : 1;
+	unsigned int		scanline_yuv;
 };
 
 struct sun8i_color_model {
@@ -227,13 +232,13 @@ engine_to_sun8i_mixer(struct sunxi_engine *engine)
 static inline u32
 sun8i_blender_base(struct sun8i_mixer *mixer)
 {
-	return mixer->cfg->is_de3 ? DE3_BLD_BASE : DE2_BLD_BASE;
+	return mixer->cfg->de_type == sun8i_mixer_de3 ? DE3_BLD_BASE : DE2_BLD_BASE;
 }
 
 static inline u32
 sun8i_channel_base(struct sun8i_mixer *mixer, int channel)
 {
-	if (mixer->cfg->is_de3)
+	if (mixer->cfg->de_type == sun8i_mixer_de3)
 		return DE3_CH_BASE + channel * DE3_CH_SIZE;
 	else
 		return DE2_CH_BASE + channel * DE2_CH_SIZE;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_ui_scaler.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_ui_scaler.c
index ae0806bccac7f..504ffa0971a4f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_ui_scaler.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_ui_scaler.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static u32 sun8i_ui_scaler_base(struct sun8i_mixer *mixer, int channel)
 {
 	int vi_num = mixer->cfg->vi_num;
 
-	if (mixer->cfg->is_de3)
+	if (mixer->cfg->de_type == sun8i_mixer_de3)
 		return DE3_VI_SCALER_UNIT_BASE +
 		       DE3_VI_SCALER_UNIT_SIZE * vi_num +
 		       DE3_UI_SCALER_UNIT_SIZE * (channel - vi_num);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_vi_layer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_vi_layer.c
index 3c657b069d1f4..4647e9bcccaa7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_vi_layer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_vi_layer.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static void sun8i_vi_layer_update_alpha(struct sun8i_mixer *mixer, int channel,
 
 	ch_base = sun8i_channel_base(mixer, channel);
 
-	if (mixer->cfg->is_de3) {
+	if (mixer->cfg->de_type >= sun8i_mixer_de3) {
 		mask = SUN50I_MIXER_CHAN_VI_LAYER_ATTR_ALPHA_MASK |
 		       SUN50I_MIXER_CHAN_VI_LAYER_ATTR_ALPHA_MODE_MASK;
 		val = SUN50I_MIXER_CHAN_VI_LAYER_ATTR_ALPHA
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ struct sun8i_layer *sun8i_vi_layer_init_one(struct drm_device *drm,
 	layer->channel = index;
 	layer->overlay = 0;
 
-	if (mixer->cfg->is_de3) {
+	if (mixer->cfg->de_type >= sun8i_mixer_de3) {
 		formats = sun8i_vi_layer_de3_formats;
 		format_count = ARRAY_SIZE(sun8i_vi_layer_de3_formats);
 	} else {
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ struct sun8i_layer *sun8i_vi_layer_init_one(struct drm_device *drm,
 
 	plane_cnt = mixer->cfg->ui_num + mixer->cfg->vi_num;
 
-	if (mixer->cfg->vi_num == 1 || mixer->cfg->is_de3) {
+	if (mixer->cfg->vi_num == 1 || mixer->cfg->de_type >= sun8i_mixer_de3) {
 		ret = drm_plane_create_alpha_property(&layer->plane);
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(drm->dev, "Couldn't add alpha property\n");
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ struct sun8i_layer *sun8i_vi_layer_init_one(struct drm_device *drm,
 
 	supported_encodings = BIT(DRM_COLOR_YCBCR_BT601) |
 			      BIT(DRM_COLOR_YCBCR_BT709);
-	if (mixer->cfg->is_de3)
+	if (mixer->cfg->de_type >= sun8i_mixer_de3)
 		supported_encodings |= BIT(DRM_COLOR_YCBCR_BT2020);
 
 	supported_ranges = BIT(DRM_COLOR_YCBCR_LIMITED_RANGE) |
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_vi_scaler.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_vi_scaler.c
index 2e49a6e5f1f1c..aa346c3beb303 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_vi_scaler.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_vi_scaler.c
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ static const u32 bicubic4coefftab32[480] = {
 
 static u32 sun8i_vi_scaler_base(struct sun8i_mixer *mixer, int channel)
 {
-	if (mixer->cfg->is_de3)
+	if (mixer->cfg->de_type == sun8i_mixer_de3)
 		return DE3_VI_SCALER_UNIT_BASE +
 		       DE3_VI_SCALER_UNIT_SIZE * channel;
 	else
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ void sun8i_vi_scaler_setup(struct sun8i_mixer *mixer, int layer,
 		cvphase = vphase;
 	}
 
-	if (mixer->cfg->is_de3) {
+	if (mixer->cfg->de_type >= sun8i_mixer_de3) {
 		u32 val;
 
 		if (format->hsub == 1 && format->vsub == 1)
