diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 7672f3e49df1..fd7fb6a6a9a0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -7712,22 +7712,25 @@ intel_modeset_affected_pipes(struct drm_crtc *crtc, unsigned *modeset_pipes,
 	if (crtc->enabled)
 		*prepare_pipes |= 1 << intel_crtc->pipe;
 
-	/* We only support modeset on one single crtc, hence we need to do that
-	 * only for the passed in crtc iff we change anything else than just
-	 * disable crtcs.
-	 *
-	 * This is actually not true, to be fully compatible with the old crtc
-	 * helper we automatically disable _any_ output (i.e. doesn't need to be
-	 * connected to the crtc we're modesetting on) if it's disconnected.
-	 * Which is a rather nutty api (since changed the output configuration
-	 * without userspace's explicit request can lead to confusion), but
-	 * alas. Hence we currently need to modeset on all pipes we prepare. */
+	/*
+	 * For simplicity do a full modeset on any pipe where the output routing
+	 * changed. We could be more clever, but that would require us to be
+	 * more careful with calling the relevant encoder->mode_set functions.
+	 */
 	if (*prepare_pipes)
 		*modeset_pipes = *prepare_pipes;
 
 	/* ... and mask these out. */
 	*modeset_pipes &= ~(*disable_pipes);
 	*prepare_pipes &= ~(*disable_pipes);
+
+	/*
+	 * HACK: We don't (yet) fully support global modesets. intel_set_config
+	 * obies this rule, but the modeset restore mode of
+	 * intel_modeset_setup_hw_state does not.
+	 */
+	*modeset_pipes &= 1 << intel_crtc->pipe;
+	*prepare_pipes &= 1 << intel_crtc->pipe;
 }
 
 static bool intel_crtc_in_use(struct drm_crtc *crtc)