diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn10/dcn10_mpc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn10/dcn10_mpc.c
index 11019c2c62cc..8192f1967e92 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn10/dcn10_mpc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn10/dcn10_mpc.c
@@ -126,6 +126,12 @@ struct mpcc *mpc1_get_mpcc_for_dpp(struct mpc_tree *tree, int dpp_id)
 	while (tmp_mpcc != NULL) {
 		if (tmp_mpcc->dpp_id == dpp_id)
 			return tmp_mpcc;
+
+		/* avoid circular linked list */
+		ASSERT(tmp_mpcc != tmp_mpcc->mpcc_bot);
+		if (tmp_mpcc == tmp_mpcc->mpcc_bot)
+			break;
+
 		tmp_mpcc = tmp_mpcc->mpcc_bot;
 	}
 	return NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn20/dcn20_mpc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn20/dcn20_mpc.c
index 947eb0df3f12..142fc0a3a536 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn20/dcn20_mpc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn20/dcn20_mpc.c
@@ -532,6 +532,12 @@ struct mpcc *mpc2_get_mpcc_for_dpp(struct mpc_tree *tree, int dpp_id)
 	while (tmp_mpcc != NULL) {
 		if (tmp_mpcc->dpp_id == 0xf || tmp_mpcc->dpp_id == dpp_id)
 			return tmp_mpcc;
+
+		/* avoid circular linked list */
+		ASSERT(tmp_mpcc != tmp_mpcc->mpcc_bot);
+		if (tmp_mpcc == tmp_mpcc->mpcc_bot)
+			break;
+
 		tmp_mpcc = tmp_mpcc->mpcc_bot;
 	}
 	return NULL;