diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link.c
index 045d33375133bdba564458083df6e6137494841e..b2ed2b683ba55798d5028a7d481c4bebf77b4358 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link.c
@@ -981,7 +981,8 @@ static bool should_verify_link_capability_destructively(struct dc_link *link,
 				destrictive = false;
 			}
 		}
-	}
+	} else if (dc_is_hdmi_signal(link->local_sink->sink_signal))
+		destrictive = true;
 
 	return destrictive;
 }