diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dml2/dml2_translation_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dml2/dml2_translation_helper.c
index 2061d43b92e1..857ce1695fd5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dml2/dml2_translation_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dml2/dml2_translation_helper.c
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ static void populate_dummy_dml_surface_cfg(struct dml_surface_cfg_st *out, unsig
 	out->SurfaceWidthC[location] = in->timing.h_addressable;
 	out->SurfaceHeightC[location] = in->timing.v_addressable;
 	out->PitchY[location] = ((out->SurfaceWidthY[location] + 127) / 128) * 128;
-	out->PitchC[location] = 0;
+	out->PitchC[location] = 1;
 	out->DCCEnable[location] = false;
 	out->DCCMetaPitchY[location] = 0;
 	out->DCCMetaPitchC[location] = 0;