diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_ddi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_ddi.c
index 73d0f4648c06..5202fdec8e0a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_ddi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_ddi.c
@@ -1869,7 +1869,11 @@ static void intel_ddi_get_power_domains(struct intel_encoder *encoder,
 		return;
 
 	dig_port = enc_to_dig_port(encoder);
-	intel_display_power_get(dev_priv, dig_port->ddi_io_power_domain);
+
+	if (!intel_phy_is_tc(dev_priv, phy) ||
+	    dig_port->tc_mode != TC_PORT_TBT_ALT)
+		intel_display_power_get(dev_priv,
+					dig_port->ddi_io_power_domain);
 
 	/*
 	 * AUX power is only needed for (e)DP mode, and for HDMI mode on TC