diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index a2fb0d45217ad3f98ccabf6653d51212dee09112..d536817699c194e3a8cd9449ac0a2f2d2b165965 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -1138,7 +1138,8 @@ void drm_atomic_helper_commit_planes(struct drm_device *dev,
 		if (drm_atomic_plane_disabling(plane, old_plane_state) &&
 		    funcs->atomic_disable)
 			funcs->atomic_disable(plane, old_plane_state);
-		else
+		else if (plane->state->crtc ||
+			 drm_atomic_plane_disabling(plane, old_plane_state))
 			funcs->atomic_update(plane, old_plane_state);
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_atomic_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_atomic_plane.c
index 976b8915657077ac6096151ece85834d638cd521..cb383a0fc39251aab5d1aa229550d00ca35035d7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_atomic_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_atomic_plane.c
@@ -172,10 +172,6 @@ static void intel_plane_atomic_update(struct drm_plane *plane,
 	struct intel_plane_state *intel_state =
 		to_intel_plane_state(plane->state);
 
-	/* Don't disable an already disabled plane */
-	if (!plane->state->fb && !old_state->fb)
-		return;
-
 	intel_plane->commit_plane(plane, intel_state);
 }