diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_audio.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_audio.c
index c8a1345d8347a4afd2a5f39e1dc8756d6d65d686..3bbc96c1767f2da807bea74cb9aef43b4efdb999 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_audio.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_audio.c
@@ -805,9 +805,7 @@ static int i915_audio_component_sync_audio_rate(struct device *kdev, int port,
 
 	/* 1. get the pipe */
 	intel_encoder = get_saved_enc(dev_priv, port, pipe);
-	if (!intel_encoder || !intel_encoder->base.crtc ||
-	    (intel_encoder->type != INTEL_OUTPUT_HDMI &&
-	     intel_encoder->type != INTEL_OUTPUT_DP)) {
+	if (!intel_encoder || !intel_encoder->base.crtc) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Not valid for port %c\n", port_name(port));
 		err = -ENODEV;
 		goto unlock;