diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_plane.c
index 86207f2394d856..96f686834e8c81 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_plane.c
@@ -265,7 +265,11 @@ static enum vc4_scaling_mode vc4_get_scaling_mode(u32 src, u32 dst)
 {
 	if (dst == src >> 16)
 		return VC4_SCALING_NONE;
-	if (3 * dst >= 2 * (src >> 16))
+
+	if (src <= (1 << 16))
+		/* Source rectangle <= 1 pixel can use TPZ for resize/upscale */
+		return VC4_SCALING_TPZ;
+	else if (3 * dst >= 2 * (src >> 16))
 		return VC4_SCALING_PPF;
 	else
 		return VC4_SCALING_TPZ;