diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/venc.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/venc.c
index 7d40e52ad6d1..fc7069a24515 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/venc.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/venc.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
 
 #include <video/omapdss.h>
 
@@ -808,6 +809,48 @@ static void __exit venc_uninit_output(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	omapdss_unregister_output(out);
 }
 
+static int venc_probe_of(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	struct device_node *node = pdev->dev.of_node;
+	struct device_node *ep;
+	u32 channels;
+	int r;
+
+	ep = omapdss_of_get_first_endpoint(node);
+	if (!ep)
+		return 0;
+
+	venc.invert_polarity = of_property_read_bool(ep, "ti,invert-polarity");
+
+	r = of_property_read_u32(ep, "ti,channels", &channels);
+	if (r) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev,
+			"failed to read property 'ti,channels': %d\n", r);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	switch (channels) {
+	case 1:
+		venc.type = OMAP_DSS_VENC_TYPE_COMPOSITE;
+		break;
+	case 2:
+		venc.type = OMAP_DSS_VENC_TYPE_SVIDEO;
+		break;
+	default:
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "bad channel propert '%d'\n", channels);
+		r = -EINVAL;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	of_node_put(ep);
+
+	return 0;
+err:
+	of_node_put(ep);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* VENC HW IP initialisation */
 static int omap_venchw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
@@ -849,12 +892,21 @@ static int omap_venchw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	venc_runtime_put();
 
+	if (pdev->dev.of_node) {
+		r = venc_probe_of(pdev);
+		if (r) {
+			DSSERR("Invalid DT data\n");
+			goto err_probe_of;
+		}
+	}
+
 	dss_debugfs_create_file("venc", venc_dump_regs);
 
 	venc_init_output(pdev);
 
 	return 0;
 
+err_probe_of:
 err_runtime_get:
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 	return r;
@@ -898,6 +950,14 @@ static const struct dev_pm_ops venc_pm_ops = {
 	.runtime_resume = venc_runtime_resume,
 };
 
+
+static const struct of_device_id venc_of_match[] = {
+	{ .compatible = "ti,omap2-venc", },
+	{ .compatible = "ti,omap3-venc", },
+	{ .compatible = "ti,omap4-venc", },
+	{},
+};
+
 static struct platform_driver omap_venchw_driver = {
 	.probe		= omap_venchw_probe,
 	.remove         = __exit_p(omap_venchw_remove),
@@ -905,6 +965,7 @@ static struct platform_driver omap_venchw_driver = {
 		.name   = "omapdss_venc",
 		.owner  = THIS_MODULE,
 		.pm	= &venc_pm_ops,
+		.of_match_table = venc_of_match,
 	},
 };