diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/link/link_validation.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/link/link_validation.c
index cd821d077d73c..8ddebf3bdd469 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/link/link_validation.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/link/link_validation.c
@@ -123,9 +123,11 @@ static bool dp_active_dongle_validate_timing(
 		if (dongle_caps->dp_hdmi_frl_max_link_bw_in_kbps > 0) { // DP to HDMI FRL converter
 			struct dc_crtc_timing outputTiming = *timing;
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_DRM_AMD_DC_DCN)
 			if (timing->flags.DSC && !timing->dsc_cfg.is_frl)
 				/* DP input has DSC, HDMI FRL output doesn't have DSC, remove DSC from output timing */
 				outputTiming.flags.DSC = 0;
+#endif
 			if (dc_bandwidth_in_kbps_from_timing(&outputTiming) > dongle_caps->dp_hdmi_frl_max_link_bw_in_kbps)
 				return false;
 		} else { // DP to HDMI TMDS converter