diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc.c
index 51c9563ad137..e42f44fc1c08 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc.c
@@ -3478,7 +3478,7 @@ static void commit_planes_for_stream(struct dc *dc,
 				top_pipe_to_program->stream_res.tg,
 				CRTC_STATE_VACTIVE);
 
-			if (stream && should_use_dmub_lock(stream->link)) {
+			if (should_use_dmub_lock(stream->link)) {
 				union dmub_hw_lock_flags hw_locks = { 0 };
 				struct dmub_hw_lock_inst_flags inst_flags = { 0 };