diff --git a/src/radeon_driver.c b/src/radeon_driver.c
index ab19b22..816301d 100644
--- a/src/radeon_driver.c
+++ b/src/radeon_driver.c
@@ -2122,7 +2122,7 @@ static Bool RADEONPreInitModes(ScrnInfoP
      * 'stretched' from their native mode.
      */
     if (info->DisplayType == MT_CRT && !info->ddc_mode) {
-
+	xf86SetDDCproperties(pScrn, pScrn->monitor->DDC);
 	modesFound =
 	    xf86ValidateModes(pScrn,
 			      pScrn->monitor->Modes,
diff --git a/src/radeon_modes.c b/src/radeon_modes.c
index 70bf184..09b8aaf 100644
--- a/src/radeon_modes.c
+++ b/src/radeon_modes.c
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ int RADEONValidateMergeModes(ScrnInfoPtr
      * 'stretched' from their native mode.
      */
     if (info->MergeType == MT_CRT && !info->ddc_mode) {
- 
+	xf86SetDDCproperties(pScrn, pScrn->monitor->DDC); 
 	modesFound =
 	    xf86ValidateModes(pScrn,
 			      pScrn->monitor->Modes,