diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
index 7d50b7177d40..8caeed23037c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
@@ -15009,12 +15009,6 @@ static int intel_atomic_check(struct drm_device *dev,
 	if (dev_priv->wm.distrust_bios_wm)
 		any_ms = true;
 
-	if (any_ms) {
-		ret = intel_modeset_checks(state);
-		if (ret)
-			goto fail;
-	}
-
 	intel_fbc_choose_crtc(dev_priv, state);
 	ret = calc_watermark_data(state);
 	if (ret)
@@ -15029,6 +15023,10 @@ static int intel_atomic_check(struct drm_device *dev,
 		goto fail;
 
 	if (any_ms) {
+		ret = intel_modeset_checks(state);
+		if (ret)
+			goto fail;
+
 		ret = intel_modeset_calc_cdclk(state);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;