diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce110/dce110_hw_sequencer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce110/dce110_hw_sequencer.c
index 6dbfc570b8c6cb1148adc13be81ba17fe75bf1db..ce56f23806bc8587df8d6b5c5724f3bece0d1e7d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce110/dce110_hw_sequencer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce110/dce110_hw_sequencer.c
@@ -837,6 +837,11 @@ static enum dc_status bios_parser_crtc_source_select(
 
 void dce110_update_info_frame(struct pipe_ctx *pipe_ctx)
 {
+	ASSERT(pipe_ctx->stream);
+
+	if (pipe_ctx->stream_enc == NULL)
+		return;  /* this is not root pipe */
+
 	if (dc_is_hdmi_signal(pipe_ctx->stream->signal))
 		pipe_ctx->stream_enc->funcs->update_hdmi_info_packets(
 			pipe_ctx->stream_enc,