diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
index b5fef1f0b86b..86c7e16ba9c5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
@@ -5714,8 +5714,10 @@ STATIC_IFN_KUNIT int dm_update_crtc_state(struct amdgpu_display_manager *dm,
 
 skip_modeset:
 	/* Release extra reference */
-	if (new_stream)
+	if (new_stream) {
 		dc_stream_release(new_stream);
+		new_stream = NULL;
+	}
 	new_stream = NULL;
 
 	/*