diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fourcc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fourcc.c
index cf48ea0b2cb7..6c76bd821d17 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fourcc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_fourcc.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_driver_legacy_fb_format);
 const struct drm_format_info *__drm_format_info(u32 format)
 {
 	static const struct drm_format_info formats[] = {
-		{ .format = DRM_FORMAT_C8,		.depth = 8,  .num_planes = 1, .cpp = { 1, 0, 0 }, .hsub = 1, .vsub = 1 },
+		{ .format = DRM_FORMAT_C8,		.depth = 8,  .num_planes = 1, .cpp = { 1, 0, 0 }, .hsub = 1, .vsub = 1, .is_color_indexed = true },
 		{ .format = DRM_FORMAT_R8,		.depth = 8,  .num_planes = 1, .cpp = { 1, 0, 0 }, .hsub = 1, .vsub = 1 },
 		{ .format = DRM_FORMAT_R10,		.depth = 10, .num_planes = 1, .cpp = { 2, 0, 0 }, .hsub = 1, .vsub = 1 },
 		{ .format = DRM_FORMAT_R12,		.depth = 12, .num_planes = 1, .cpp = { 2, 0, 0 }, .hsub = 1, .vsub = 1 },
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_fourcc.h b/include/drm/drm_fourcc.h
index 3800a7ad7f0c..532ae78ca747 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_fourcc.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_fourcc.h
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ struct drm_format_info {
 
 	/** @is_yuv: Is it a YUV format? */
 	bool is_yuv;
+
+	/** @is_color_indexed: Is it a color-indexed format? */
+	bool is_color_indexed;
 };
 
 /**