diff --git a/drivers/video/tegra124/sor.c b/drivers/video/tegra124/sor.c
index 5e4140ff53..4324071cdc 100644
--- a/drivers/video/tegra124/sor.c
+++ b/drivers/video/tegra124/sor.c
@@ -466,11 +466,20 @@ void tegra_dc_sor_set_lane_count(struct udevice *dev, u8 lane_count)
 static int tegra_dc_sor_power_up(struct udevice *dev, int is_lvds)
 {
 	struct tegra_dc_sor_data *sor = dev_get_priv(dev);
+	u32 reg;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (sor->power_is_up)
 		return 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * If for some reason it is already powered up, don't do it again.
+	 * This can happen if U-Boot is the secondary boot loader.
+	 */
+	reg = tegra_sor_readl(sor, DP_PADCTL(sor->portnum));
+	if (reg & DP_PADCTL_PD_TXD_0_NO)
+		return 0;
+
 	/* Set link bw */
 	tegra_dc_sor_set_link_bandwidth(dev, is_lvds ?
 					CLK_CNTRL_DP_LINK_SPEED_LVDS :