diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_writeback.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_writeback.c
index 16f144cbc0c98..8ff496082902b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_writeback.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_writeback.c
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ static int dpu_wb_conn_atomic_check(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	if (!conn_state || !conn_state->connector) {
 		DPU_ERROR("invalid connector state\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
-	} else if (conn_state->connector->status != connector_status_connected) {
-		DPU_ERROR("connector not connected %d\n", conn_state->connector->status);
-		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	crtc = conn_state->crtc;