diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbc.c
index 8d39893b7550..790edb3a2f39 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbc.c
@@ -493,24 +493,17 @@ static struct drm_crtc *intel_fbc_find_crtc(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc = NULL, *tmp_crtc;
 	enum pipe pipe;
-	bool pipe_a_only = false, one_pipe_only = false;
+	bool pipe_a_only = false;
 
 	if (IS_HASWELL(dev_priv) || INTEL_INFO(dev_priv)->gen >= 8)
 		pipe_a_only = true;
-	else if (INTEL_INFO(dev_priv)->gen <= 4)
-		one_pipe_only = true;
 
 	for_each_pipe(dev_priv, pipe) {
 		tmp_crtc = dev_priv->pipe_to_crtc_mapping[pipe];
 
 		if (intel_crtc_active(tmp_crtc) &&
-		    to_intel_plane_state(tmp_crtc->primary->state)->visible) {
-			if (one_pipe_only && crtc) {
-				set_no_fbc_reason(dev_priv, FBC_MULTIPLE_PIPES);
-				return NULL;
-			}
+		    to_intel_plane_state(tmp_crtc->primary->state)->visible)
 			crtc = tmp_crtc;
-		}
 
 		if (pipe_a_only)
 			break;
@@ -524,6 +517,26 @@ static struct drm_crtc *intel_fbc_find_crtc(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	return crtc;
 }
 
+static bool multiple_pipes_ok(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
+{
+	enum pipe pipe;
+	int n_pipes = 0;
+	struct drm_crtc *crtc;
+
+	if (INTEL_INFO(dev_priv)->gen > 4)
+		return true;
+
+	for_each_pipe(dev_priv, pipe) {
+		crtc = dev_priv->pipe_to_crtc_mapping[pipe];
+
+		if (intel_crtc_active(crtc) &&
+		    to_intel_plane_state(crtc->primary->state)->visible)
+			n_pipes++;
+	}
+
+	return (n_pipes < 2);
+}
+
 static int find_compression_threshold(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 				      struct drm_mm_node *node,
 				      int size,
@@ -710,6 +723,11 @@ static void __intel_fbc_update(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	if (!crtc)
 		goto out_disable;
 
+	if (!multiple_pipes_ok(dev_priv)) {
+		set_no_fbc_reason(dev_priv, FBC_MULTIPLE_PIPES);
+		goto out_disable;
+	}
+
 	intel_crtc = to_intel_crtc(crtc);
 	fb = crtc->primary->fb;
 	obj = intel_fb_obj(fb);