diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc.c
index 67402d75e67e8855df61573a7608b42a556d44fc..942ceb0f6383f5eca6e20a94728486c5c71f6b68 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc.c
@@ -2607,10 +2607,12 @@ void dc_commit_updates_for_stream(struct dc *dc,
 
 	copy_stream_update_to_stream(dc, context, stream, stream_update);
 
-	if (!dc->res_pool->funcs->validate_bandwidth(dc, context, false)) {
-		DC_ERROR("Mode validation failed for stream update!\n");
-		dc_release_state(context);
-		return;
+	if (update_type > UPDATE_TYPE_FAST) {
+		if (!dc->res_pool->funcs->validate_bandwidth(dc, context, false)) {
+			DC_ERROR("Mode validation failed for stream update!\n");
+			dc_release_state(context);
+			return;
+		}
 	}
 
 	commit_planes_for_stream(