diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
index afb56a95b454987ea539a61195b385988e080dfa..f9805f47ef6242c98c068f48fb97a77470f47513 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
@@ -15720,7 +15720,8 @@ static void intel_atomic_commit_tail(struct intel_atomic_state *state)
 		intel_encoders_update_prepare(state);
 
 	/* Enable all new slices, we might need */
-	icl_dbuf_slice_pre_update(state);
+	if (state->modeset)
+		icl_dbuf_slice_pre_update(state);
 
 	/* Now enable the clocks, plane, pipe, and connectors that we set up. */
 	dev_priv->display.commit_modeset_enables(state);
@@ -15776,7 +15777,8 @@ static void intel_atomic_commit_tail(struct intel_atomic_state *state)
 	}
 
 	/* Disable all slices, we don't need */
-	icl_dbuf_slice_post_update(state);
+	if (state->modeset)
+		icl_dbuf_slice_post_update(state);
 
 	for_each_oldnew_intel_crtc_in_state(state, crtc, old_crtc_state, new_crtc_state, i) {
 		intel_post_plane_update(state, crtc);