diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
index ee293f061f0a..5d5c4e9a8621 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
 # define VC4_HD_M_SW_RST			BIT(2)
 # define VC4_HD_M_ENABLE			BIT(0)
 
+#define HSM_MIN_CLOCK_FREQ	120000000
 #define CEC_CLOCK_FREQ 40000
 #define VC4_HSM_MID_CLOCK 149985000
 
@@ -1806,6 +1807,19 @@ static int vc4_hdmi_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master, void *data)
 	vc4_hdmi->disable_wifi_frequencies =
 		of_property_read_bool(dev->of_node, "wifi-2.4ghz-coexistence");
 
+	/*
+	 * If we boot without any cable connected to the HDMI connector,
+	 * the firmware will skip the HSM initialization and leave it
+	 * with a rate of 0, resulting in a bus lockup when we're
+	 * accessing the registers even if it's enabled.
+	 *
+	 * Let's put a sensible default at runtime_resume so that we
+	 * don't end up in this situation.
+	 */
+	ret = clk_set_min_rate(vc4_hdmi->hsm_clock, HSM_MIN_CLOCK_FREQ);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_put_ddc;
+
 	if (vc4_hdmi->variant->reset)
 		vc4_hdmi->variant->reset(vc4_hdmi);