diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce/dce_abm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce/dce_abm.c
index 2959c3c9390b..3d87a8800300 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce/dce_abm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce/dce_abm.c
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ static bool dce_abm_set_pipe(struct abm *abm, uint32_t controller_id)
 	struct dce_abm *abm_dce = TO_DCE_ABM(abm);
 	uint32_t rampingBoundary = 0xFFFF;
 
+	if (abm->dmcu_is_running == false)
+		return true;
+
 	REG_WAIT(MASTER_COMM_CNTL_REG, MASTER_COMM_INTERRUPT, 0,
 			1, 80000);
 
@@ -302,6 +305,9 @@ static bool dce_abm_set_level(struct abm *abm, uint32_t level)
 {
 	struct dce_abm *abm_dce = TO_DCE_ABM(abm);
 
+	if (abm->dmcu_is_running == false)
+		return true;
+
 	REG_WAIT(MASTER_COMM_CNTL_REG, MASTER_COMM_INTERRUPT, 0,
 			1, 80000);
 
@@ -320,6 +326,9 @@ static bool dce_abm_immediate_disable(struct abm *abm)
 {
 	struct dce_abm *abm_dce = TO_DCE_ABM(abm);
 
+	if (abm->dmcu_is_running == false)
+		return true;
+
 	dce_abm_set_pipe(abm, MCP_DISABLE_ABM_IMMEDIATELY);
 
 	abm->stored_backlight_registers.BL_PWM_CNTL =
@@ -443,6 +452,7 @@ static void dce_abm_construct(
 	base->stored_backlight_registers.BL_PWM_CNTL2 = 0;
 	base->stored_backlight_registers.BL_PWM_PERIOD_CNTL = 0;
 	base->stored_backlight_registers.LVTMA_PWRSEQ_REF_DIV_BL_PWM_REF_DIV = 0;
+	base->dmcu_is_running = false;
 
 	abm_dce->regs = regs;
 	abm_dce->abm_shift = abm_shift;
@@ -473,7 +483,8 @@ void dce_abm_destroy(struct abm **abm)
 {
 	struct dce_abm *abm_dce = TO_DCE_ABM(*abm);
 
-	abm_dce->base.funcs->set_abm_immediate_disable(*abm);
+	if (abm_dce->base.dmcu_is_running == true)
+		abm_dce->base.funcs->set_abm_immediate_disable(*abm);
 
 	kfree(abm_dce);
 	*abm = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce/dce_dmcu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce/dce_dmcu.c
index 818536eea00a..6504227ead9c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce/dce_dmcu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce/dce_dmcu.c
@@ -813,6 +813,9 @@ void dce_dmcu_destroy(struct dmcu **dmcu)
 {
 	struct dce_dmcu *dmcu_dce = TO_DCE_DMCU(*dmcu);
 
+	if (dmcu_dce->base.dmcu_state == DMCU_RUNNING)
+		dmcu_dce->base.funcs->set_psr_enable(*dmcu, false, true);
+
 	kfree(dmcu_dce);
 	*dmcu = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce110/dce110_hw_sequencer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce110/dce110_hw_sequencer.c
index f9ee77115a5d..f3dd117b4831 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce110/dce110_hw_sequencer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce110/dce110_hw_sequencer.c
@@ -2324,6 +2324,7 @@ static void init_hw(struct dc *dc)
 	struct dc_bios *bp;
 	struct transform *xfm;
 	struct abm *abm;
+	struct dmcu *dmcu;
 
 	bp = dc->ctx->dc_bios;
 	for (i = 0; i < dc->res_pool->pipe_count; i++) {
@@ -2379,6 +2380,10 @@ static void init_hw(struct dc *dc)
 		abm->funcs->abm_init(abm);
 	}
 
+	dmcu = dc->res_pool->dmcu;
+	if (dmcu != NULL && abm != NULL)
+		abm->dmcu_is_running = dmcu->funcs->is_dmcu_initialized(dmcu);
+
 	if (dc->fbc_compressor)
 		dc->fbc_compressor->funcs->power_up_fbc(dc->fbc_compressor);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn10/dcn10_hw_sequencer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn10/dcn10_hw_sequencer.c
index b5ca1764e2a2..c2207df62661 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn10/dcn10_hw_sequencer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn10/dcn10_hw_sequencer.c
@@ -1146,6 +1146,9 @@ static void dcn10_init_hw(struct dc *dc)
 	if (dmcu != NULL)
 		dmcu->funcs->dmcu_init(dmcu);
 
+	if (abm != NULL && dmcu != NULL)
+		abm->dmcu_is_running = dmcu->funcs->is_dmcu_initialized(dmcu);
+
 	/* power AFMT HDMI memory TODO: may move to dis/en output save power*/
 	REG_WRITE(DIO_MEM_PWR_CTRL, 0);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/inc/hw/abm.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/inc/hw/abm.h
index 86dc39a02408..d607b3191954 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/inc/hw/abm.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/inc/hw/abm.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ struct abm_backlight_registers {
 struct abm {
 	struct dc_context *ctx;
 	const struct abm_funcs *funcs;
-
+	bool dmcu_is_running;
 	/* registers setting needs to be saved and restored at InitBacklight */
 	struct abm_backlight_registers stored_backlight_registers;
 };