diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn21/dcn21_hubp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn21/dcn21_hubp.c
index a00af513aa2b..c8f77bd0ce8a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn21/dcn21_hubp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn21/dcn21_hubp.c
@@ -73,32 +73,47 @@ void apply_DEDCN21_142_wa_for_hostvm_deadline(
 		struct _vcs_dpi_display_dlg_regs_st *dlg_attr)
 {
 	struct dcn21_hubp *hubp21 = TO_DCN21_HUBP(hubp);
-	uint32_t cur_value;
+	uint32_t refcyc_per_vm_group_vblank;
+	uint32_t refcyc_per_vm_req_vblank;
+	uint32_t refcyc_per_vm_group_flip;
+	uint32_t refcyc_per_vm_req_flip;
+	const uint32_t uninitialized_hw_default = 0;
 
-	REG_GET(VBLANK_PARAMETERS_5, REFCYC_PER_VM_GROUP_VBLANK, &cur_value);
-	if (cur_value > dlg_attr->refcyc_per_vm_group_vblank)
+	REG_GET(VBLANK_PARAMETERS_5,
+			REFCYC_PER_VM_GROUP_VBLANK, &refcyc_per_vm_group_vblank);
+
+	if (refcyc_per_vm_group_vblank == uninitialized_hw_default ||
+			refcyc_per_vm_group_vblank > dlg_attr->refcyc_per_vm_group_vblank)
 		REG_SET(VBLANK_PARAMETERS_5, 0,
 				REFCYC_PER_VM_GROUP_VBLANK, dlg_attr->refcyc_per_vm_group_vblank);
 
 	REG_GET(VBLANK_PARAMETERS_6,
-			REFCYC_PER_VM_REQ_VBLANK,
-			&cur_value);
-	if (cur_value > dlg_attr->refcyc_per_vm_req_vblank)
+			REFCYC_PER_VM_REQ_VBLANK, &refcyc_per_vm_req_vblank);
+
+	if (refcyc_per_vm_req_vblank == uninitialized_hw_default ||
+			refcyc_per_vm_req_vblank > dlg_attr->refcyc_per_vm_req_vblank)
 		REG_SET(VBLANK_PARAMETERS_6, 0,
 				REFCYC_PER_VM_REQ_VBLANK, dlg_attr->refcyc_per_vm_req_vblank);
 
-	REG_GET(FLIP_PARAMETERS_3, REFCYC_PER_VM_GROUP_FLIP, &cur_value);
-	if (cur_value > dlg_attr->refcyc_per_vm_group_flip)
+	REG_GET(FLIP_PARAMETERS_3,
+			REFCYC_PER_VM_GROUP_FLIP, &refcyc_per_vm_group_flip);
+
+	if (refcyc_per_vm_group_flip == uninitialized_hw_default ||
+			refcyc_per_vm_group_flip > dlg_attr->refcyc_per_vm_group_flip)
 		REG_SET(FLIP_PARAMETERS_3, 0,
 				REFCYC_PER_VM_GROUP_FLIP, dlg_attr->refcyc_per_vm_group_flip);
 
-	REG_GET(FLIP_PARAMETERS_4, REFCYC_PER_VM_REQ_FLIP, &cur_value);
-	if (cur_value > dlg_attr->refcyc_per_vm_req_flip)
+	REG_GET(FLIP_PARAMETERS_4,
+			REFCYC_PER_VM_REQ_FLIP, &refcyc_per_vm_req_flip);
+
+	if (refcyc_per_vm_req_flip == uninitialized_hw_default ||
+			refcyc_per_vm_req_flip > dlg_attr->refcyc_per_vm_req_flip)
 		REG_SET(FLIP_PARAMETERS_4, 0,
 					REFCYC_PER_VM_REQ_FLIP, dlg_attr->refcyc_per_vm_req_flip);
 
 	REG_SET(FLIP_PARAMETERS_5, 0,
 			REFCYC_PER_PTE_GROUP_FLIP_C, dlg_attr->refcyc_per_pte_group_flip_c);
+
 	REG_SET(FLIP_PARAMETERS_6, 0,
 			REFCYC_PER_META_CHUNK_FLIP_C, dlg_attr->refcyc_per_meta_chunk_flip_c);
 }