diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn21/dcn21_resource.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn21/dcn21_resource.c
index 37f9a71eb4c1..51b5910cd05f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn21/dcn21_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn21/dcn21_resource.c
@@ -1864,7 +1864,7 @@ static bool dcn21_resource_construct(
 		goto create_fail;
 	}
 
-	if (dc->config.psr_on_dmub) {
+	if (dc->debug.disable_dmcu) {
 		pool->base.psr = dmub_psr_create(ctx);
 
 		if (pool->base.psr == NULL) {