diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_power.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_power.c
index c4043d665645cdb954cff8f3247e4e91a92e12c1..3a4a378792f28f6dd035807ba10e70ea000955ab 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_power.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_power.c
@@ -560,6 +560,9 @@ static void icl_tc_port_assert_ref_held(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 	if (drm_WARN_ON(&dev_priv->drm, !dig_port))
 		return;
 
+	if (INTEL_GEN(dev_priv) == 11 && dig_port->tc_legacy_port)
+		return;
+
 	drm_WARN_ON(&dev_priv->drm, !intel_tc_port_ref_held(dig_port));
 }