diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
index 95992172b780..26917fe98ce3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
@@ -1436,7 +1436,6 @@ intel_dp_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *_connector,
 	int target_clock = mode->clock;
 	int max_rate, mode_rate, max_lanes, max_link_clock;
 	u16 dsc_max_compressed_bpp = 0;
-	u8 dsc_slice_count = 0;
 	enum drm_mode_status status;
 	bool dsc = false;
 	int num_joined_pipes;
@@ -1486,6 +1485,8 @@ intel_dp_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *_connector,
 	 */
 	status = MODE_CLOCK_HIGH;
 	for (num_joined_pipes = 1; num_joined_pipes <= I915_MAX_PIPES; num_joined_pipes++) {
+		int dsc_slice_count = 0;
+
 		if (connector->force_joined_pipes &&
 		    num_joined_pipes != connector->force_joined_pipes)
 			continue;
@@ -1503,6 +1504,11 @@ intel_dp_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *_connector,
 		if (intel_dp_has_dsc(connector)) {
 			int pipe_bpp;
 
+			dsc_slice_count = intel_dp_dsc_get_slice_count(connector,
+								       target_clock,
+								       mode->hdisplay,
+								       num_joined_pipes);
+
 			/*
 			 * TBD pass the connector BPC,
 			 * for now U8_MAX so that max BPC on that platform would be picked
@@ -1517,12 +1523,6 @@ intel_dp_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *_connector,
 				dsc_max_compressed_bpp =
 					drm_edp_dsc_sink_output_bpp(connector->dp.dsc_dpcd) >> 4;
 
-				dsc_slice_count =
-					intel_dp_dsc_get_slice_count(connector,
-								     target_clock,
-								     mode->hdisplay,
-								     num_joined_pipes);
-
 				dsc = dsc_max_compressed_bpp && dsc_slice_count;
 			} else if (drm_dp_sink_supports_fec(connector->dp.fec_capability)) {
 				unsigned long bw_overhead_flags = 0;