diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc.c
index db8252ec3671a55ac95474afd016ae96deba69af..e0ac009f00abe9b54733c738d6b7eb48524bdbce 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc.c
@@ -907,11 +907,11 @@ static void program_timing_sync(
 			}
 		}
 
-		/* set first unblanked pipe as master */
+		/* set first pipe with plane as master */
 		for (j = 0; j < group_size; j++) {
 			struct pipe_ctx *temp;
 
-			if (pipe_set[j]->stream_res.tg->funcs->is_blanked && !pipe_set[j]->stream_res.tg->funcs->is_blanked(pipe_set[j]->stream_res.tg)) {
+			if (pipe_set[j]->plane_state) {
 				if (j == 0)
 					break;
 
@@ -922,9 +922,9 @@ static void program_timing_sync(
 			}
 		}
 
-		/* remove any other unblanked pipes as they have already been synced */
+		/* remove any other pipes with plane as they have already been synced */
 		for (j = j + 1; j < group_size; j++) {
-			if (pipe_set[j]->stream_res.tg->funcs->is_blanked && !pipe_set[j]->stream_res.tg->funcs->is_blanked(pipe_set[j]->stream_res.tg)) {
+			if (pipe_set[j]->plane_state) {
 				group_size--;
 				pipe_set[j] = pipe_set[group_size];
 				j--;