diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/modules/freesync/freesync.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/modules/freesync/freesync.c
index 1ee732768f6ec92e99d83c512d328458418ef892..b00b1df71f3eaf0e8e245cef67884ae990db40dd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/modules/freesync/freesync.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/modules/freesync/freesync.c
@@ -262,7 +262,11 @@ bool mod_freesync_add_stream(struct mod_freesync *mod_freesync,
 					enable_for_video = false;
 		}
 
-		if (caps->supported)
+		unsigned int nom_refresh_rate_micro_hz = (unsigned int)
+				(((unsigned long long) core_stream->public.timing.pix_clk_khz) * 1000ULL * 1000ULL * 1000ULL
+				/ core_stream->public.timing.h_total / core_stream->public.timing.v_total);
+
+		if (caps->supported && nom_refresh_rate_micro_hz >= caps->min_refresh_in_micro_hz && nom_refresh_rate_micro_hz <= caps->max_refresh_in_micro_hz)
 			core_stream->public.ignore_msa_timing_param = 1;
 
 		core_freesync->num_entities++;