diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_acpi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_acpi.c
index 455617813ec4..353993218f21 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_acpi.c
@@ -389,7 +389,9 @@ static int amdgpu_atif_handler(struct amdgpu_device *adev,
 
 		DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("ATIF: %d pending SBIOS requests\n", count);
 
-		if (req.pending & ATIF_PANEL_BRIGHTNESS_CHANGE_REQUEST) {
+		/* todo: add DC handling */
+		if ((req.pending & ATIF_PANEL_BRIGHTNESS_CHANGE_REQUEST) &&
+		    !amdgpu_device_has_dc_support(adev)) {
 			struct amdgpu_encoder *enc = atif->encoder_for_bl;
 
 			if (enc) {