diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_connector.c
index 61017fea5cb3..9f1500a5b854 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_connector.c
@@ -3194,8 +3194,10 @@ void hdmi_frl_status_polling_work(struct work_struct *work)
 			if (dc_link->frl_link_settings.frl_link_rate == 0)
 				continue;
 
-		link_update =
-			dc_link_frl_poll_status_flag(dc_link);
+			if (!dc_link->link_status.link_active)
+				continue;
+
+			link_update = dc_link_frl_poll_status_flag(dc_link);
 			if (link_update) {
 				link_detected =
 					dc_link_detect(
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/tests/amdgpu_dm_connector_test.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/tests/amdgpu_dm_connector_test.c
index c539ad4e3f9a..576d84be2363 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/tests/amdgpu_dm_connector_test.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/tests/amdgpu_dm_connector_test.c
@@ -8747,6 +8747,7 @@ static struct dc_link *dm_test_frl_add_hdmi_link(struct kunit *test, struct dm_t
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(test, link->local_sink);
 	link->connector_signal = SIGNAL_TYPE_HDMI_TYPE_A;
 	link->frl_link_settings.frl_link_rate = HDMI_FRL_LINK_RATE_3GBPS;
+	link->link_status.link_active = true;
 
 	return link;
 }