diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn20/dcn20_resource.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn20/dcn20_resource.c
index ff36db5edf6c..e04ecf0fc0db 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn20/dcn20_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn20/dcn20_resource.c
@@ -1933,7 +1933,7 @@ bool dcn20_split_stream_for_odm(
 		next_odm_pipe->stream_res.opp = pool->opps[next_odm_pipe->pipe_idx];
 	else
 		next_odm_pipe->stream_res.opp = next_odm_pipe->top_pipe->stream_res.opp;
-	if (next_odm_pipe->stream->timing.flags.DSC == 1) {
+	if (next_odm_pipe->stream->timing.flags.DSC == 1 && !next_odm_pipe->top_pipe) {
 		dcn20_acquire_dsc(dc, res_ctx, &next_odm_pipe->stream_res.dsc, next_odm_pipe->pipe_idx);
 		ASSERT(next_odm_pipe->stream_res.dsc);
 		if (next_odm_pipe->stream_res.dsc == NULL)