static void dcn32_update_clocks_update_dentist(
                struct clk_mgr_internal *clk_mgr,
-               struct dc_state *context,
-               uint32_t old_dispclk_khz)
+               struct dc_state *context)
 {
        uint32_t new_disp_divider = 0;
-       uint32_t old_disp_divider = 0;
        uint32_t new_dispclk_wdivider = 0;
        uint32_t old_dispclk_wdivider = 0;
        uint32_t i;
+       uint32_t dentist_dispclk_wdivider_readback = 0;
+       struct dc *dc = clk_mgr->base.ctx->dc;
 
-       if (old_dispclk_khz == 0 || clk_mgr->base.clks.dispclk_khz == 0)
+       if (clk_mgr->base.clks.dispclk_khz == 0)
                return;
 
        new_disp_divider = DENTIST_DIVIDER_RANGE_SCALE_FACTOR
                        * clk_mgr->base.dentist_vco_freq_khz / clk_mgr->base.clks.dispclk_khz;
-       old_disp_divider = DENTIST_DIVIDER_RANGE_SCALE_FACTOR
-                       * clk_mgr->base.dentist_vco_freq_khz / old_dispclk_khz;
 
        new_dispclk_wdivider = dentist_get_did_from_divider(new_disp_divider);
-       old_dispclk_wdivider = dentist_get_did_from_divider(old_disp_divider);
+       REG_GET(DENTIST_DISPCLK_CNTL,
+                       DENTIST_DISPCLK_WDIVIDER, &old_dispclk_wdivider);
 
        /* When changing divider to or from 127, some extra programming is required to prevent corruption */
        if (old_dispclk_wdivider == 127 && new_dispclk_wdivider != 127) {
                if (clk_mgr->smu_present)
                        dcn32_smu_set_hard_min_by_freq(clk_mgr, PPCLK_DISPCLK, khz_to_mhz_ceil(temp_dispclk_khz));
 
+               if (dc->debug.override_dispclk_programming) {
+                       REG_GET(DENTIST_DISPCLK_CNTL,
+                                       DENTIST_DISPCLK_WDIVIDER, &dentist_dispclk_wdivider_readback);
+
+                       if (dentist_dispclk_wdivider_readback != 126) {
+                               REG_UPDATE(DENTIST_DISPCLK_CNTL,
+                                               DENTIST_DISPCLK_WDIVIDER, 126);
+                               REG_WAIT(DENTIST_DISPCLK_CNTL, DENTIST_DISPCLK_CHG_DONE, 1, 50, 2000);
+                       }
+               }
+
                for (i = 0; i < clk_mgr->base.ctx->dc->res_pool->pipe_count; i++) {
                        struct pipe_ctx *pipe_ctx = &context->res_ctx.pipe_ctx[i];
                        struct dccg *dccg = clk_mgr->base.ctx->dc->res_pool->dccg;
        /* do requested DISPCLK updates*/
        if (clk_mgr->smu_present)
                dcn32_smu_set_hard_min_by_freq(clk_mgr, PPCLK_DISPCLK, khz_to_mhz_ceil(clk_mgr->base.clks.dispclk_khz));
+
+       if (dc->debug.override_dispclk_programming) {
+               REG_GET(DENTIST_DISPCLK_CNTL,
+                               DENTIST_DISPCLK_WDIVIDER, &dentist_dispclk_wdivider_readback);
+
+               if (dentist_dispclk_wdivider_readback > new_dispclk_wdivider) {
+                       REG_UPDATE(DENTIST_DISPCLK_CNTL,
+                                       DENTIST_DISPCLK_WDIVIDER, new_dispclk_wdivider);
+                       REG_WAIT(DENTIST_DISPCLK_CNTL, DENTIST_DISPCLK_CHG_DONE, 1, 50, 2000);
+               }
+       }
+
 }
 
 static void dcn32_update_clocks(struct clk_mgr *clk_mgr_base,
        bool p_state_change_support;
        bool fclk_p_state_change_support;
        int total_plane_count;
-       int old_dispclk_khz = clk_mgr_base->clks.dispclk_khz;
 
        if (dc->work_arounds.skip_clock_update)
                return;
                if (dpp_clock_lowered) {
                        /* if clock is being lowered, increase DTO before lowering refclk */
                        dcn20_update_clocks_update_dpp_dto(clk_mgr, context, safe_to_lower);
-                       dcn32_update_clocks_update_dentist(clk_mgr, context, old_dispclk_khz);
+                       dcn32_update_clocks_update_dentist(clk_mgr, context);
                        if (clk_mgr->smu_present)
                                dcn32_smu_set_hard_min_by_freq(clk_mgr, PPCLK_DPPCLK, khz_to_mhz_ceil(clk_mgr_base->clks.dppclk_khz));
                } else {
                        /* if clock is being raised, increase refclk before lowering DTO */
                        if (update_dppclk || update_dispclk)
-                               dcn32_update_clocks_update_dentist(clk_mgr, context, old_dispclk_khz);
+                               dcn32_update_clocks_update_dentist(clk_mgr, context);
                        /* There is a check inside dcn20_update_clocks_update_dpp_dto which ensures
                         * that we do not lower dto when it is not safe to lower. We do not need to
                         * compare the current and new dppclk before calling this function.