diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce110/dce110_hw_sequencer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce110/dce110_hw_sequencer.c
index 7fbbad69064f..251dd800a2a6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce110/dce110_hw_sequencer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dce110/dce110_hw_sequencer.c
@@ -2124,7 +2124,8 @@ static void dce110_reset_hw_ctx_wrap(
 				BREAK_TO_DEBUGGER();
 			}
 			pipe_ctx_old->stream_res.tg->funcs->disable_crtc(pipe_ctx_old->stream_res.tg);
-			pipe_ctx_old->stream->link->phy_state.symclk_ref_cnts.otg = 0;
+			if (dc_is_hdmi_tmds_signal(pipe_ctx_old->stream->signal))
+				pipe_ctx_old->stream->link->phy_state.symclk_ref_cnts.otg = 0;
 			pipe_ctx_old->plane_res.mi->funcs->free_mem_input(
 					pipe_ctx_old->plane_res.mi, dc->current_state->stream_count);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn10/dcn10_hw_sequencer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn10/dcn10_hw_sequencer.c
index 13ccb57379c7..db1d7be7fda3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn10/dcn10_hw_sequencer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn10/dcn10_hw_sequencer.c
@@ -1054,7 +1054,8 @@ static void dcn10_reset_back_end_for_pipe(
 		if (pipe_ctx->stream_res.tg->funcs->set_drr)
 			pipe_ctx->stream_res.tg->funcs->set_drr(
 					pipe_ctx->stream_res.tg, NULL);
-		pipe_ctx->stream->link->phy_state.symclk_ref_cnts.otg = 0;
+		if (dc_is_hdmi_tmds_signal(pipe_ctx->stream->signal))
+			pipe_ctx->stream->link->phy_state.symclk_ref_cnts.otg = 0;
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < dc->res_pool->pipe_count; i++)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn20/dcn20_hwseq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn20/dcn20_hwseq.c
index 2c4bcbca8bb8..1e3803739ae6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn20/dcn20_hwseq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn20/dcn20_hwseq.c
@@ -2533,7 +2533,8 @@ static void dcn20_reset_back_end_for_pipe(
 		 * the case where the same symclk is shared across multiple otg
 		 * instances
 		 */
-		link->phy_state.symclk_ref_cnts.otg = 0;
+		if (dc_is_hdmi_tmds_signal(pipe_ctx->stream->signal))
+			link->phy_state.symclk_ref_cnts.otg = 0;
 		if (link->phy_state.symclk_state == SYMCLK_ON_TX_OFF) {
 			link_hwss->disable_link_output(link,
 					&pipe_ctx->link_res, pipe_ctx->stream->signal);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn31/dcn31_hwseq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn31/dcn31_hwseq.c
index 2a7f47642a44..22da2007601e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn31/dcn31_hwseq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn31/dcn31_hwseq.c
@@ -523,7 +523,8 @@ static void dcn31_reset_back_end_for_pipe(
 	if (pipe_ctx->stream_res.tg->funcs->set_odm_bypass)
 		pipe_ctx->stream_res.tg->funcs->set_odm_bypass(
 				pipe_ctx->stream_res.tg, &pipe_ctx->stream->timing);
-	pipe_ctx->stream->link->phy_state.symclk_ref_cnts.otg = 0;
+	if (dc_is_hdmi_tmds_signal(pipe_ctx->stream->signal))
+		pipe_ctx->stream->link->phy_state.symclk_ref_cnts.otg = 0;
 
 	if (pipe_ctx->stream_res.tg->funcs->set_drr)
 		pipe_ctx->stream_res.tg->funcs->set_drr(