diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index d9ed9a54fd1e..e67d4d69faf7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -587,7 +587,8 @@ disable_outputs(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_atomic_state *old_state)
 
 		old_crtc_state = old_state->crtc_states[drm_crtc_index(old_conn_state->crtc)];
 
-		if (!old_crtc_state->active)
+		if (!old_crtc_state->active ||
+		    !needs_modeset(old_conn_state->crtc->state))
 			continue;
 
 		encoder = old_conn_state->best_encoder;
@@ -847,7 +848,8 @@ void drm_atomic_helper_commit_modeset_enables(struct drm_device *dev,
 		if (!connector || !connector->state->best_encoder)
 			continue;
 
-		if (!connector->state->crtc->state->active)
+		if (!connector->state->crtc->state->active ||
+		    !needs_modeset(connector->state->crtc->state))
 			continue;
 
 		encoder = connector->state->best_encoder;