diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index c1286896aca3..bd1977ed6e88 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -6255,7 +6255,8 @@ static void intel_crtc_disable_noatomic(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 		return;
 
 	if (to_intel_plane_state(crtc->primary->state)->visible) {
-		intel_crtc_wait_for_pending_flips(crtc);
+		WARN_ON(intel_crtc->unpin_work);
+
 		intel_pre_disable_primary(crtc);
 	}