diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
index d865707..f8cfab0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
@@ -736,7 +736,8 @@ nouveau_connector_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 	struct nouveau_connector *nv_connector = NULL;
 	struct drm_connector *connector;
 	struct drm_encoder *encoder;
-	int type;
+	bool dummy, if_is_24bit = false;
+	int ret, type;
 
 	NV_DEBUG_KMS(dev, "\n");
 
@@ -823,6 +824,20 @@ nouveau_connector_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 		drm_connector_attach_property(connector, dev->mode_config.dvi_i_subconnector_property, 0);
 		drm_connector_attach_property(connector, dev->mode_config.dvi_i_select_subconnector_property, 0);
 	}
+	
+	/* Parse the LVDS table to get if it has a 24-bit link depth.
+	* If it hasn't, make use dithering to smooth shadings.
+	*/
+	if (dcb->type == DCB_CONNECTOR_LVDS) {
+		ret = nouveau_bios_parse_lvds_table(dev, 0, &dummy, &if_is_24bit);
+		if (ret) {
+			NV_ERROR(dev, "Error parsing LVDS table, disabling LVDS\n");
+			drm_connector_cleanup(connector);
+			kfree(connector);
+			return 0;
+		}
+		nv_connector->use_dithering = !if_is_24bit;
+	}
 
 	switch (dcb->type) {
 	case DCB_CONNECTOR_VGA: