diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 7c5e84ef51712ab0cd76c779eb7ea337c9606122..b49e789b747e6ebdb8fc2cd4511fccbaf467a315 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -12589,7 +12589,8 @@ intel_verify_planes(struct intel_atomic_state *state)
 
 	for_each_new_intel_plane_in_state(state, plane,
 					  plane_state, i)
-		assert_plane(plane, plane_state->base.visible);
+		assert_plane(plane, plane_state->slave ||
+			     plane_state->base.visible);
 }
 
 static void