diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c
index bdafbbd40967..cc66ddffe672 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ static int dpu_crtc_atomic_check(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 
 	bool needs_dirtyfb = dpu_crtc_needs_dirtyfb(crtc_state);
 
-	if (!crtc_state->enable || !crtc_state->active) {
+	if (!crtc_state->enable || !drm_atomic_crtc_effectively_active(crtc_state)) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_ATOMIC("crtc%d -> enable %d, active %d, skip atomic_check\n",
 				crtc->base.id, crtc_state->enable,
 				crtc_state->active);