diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
index 3632f0768aa9..1bf41a82cd0f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder.c
@@ -1653,8 +1653,7 @@ void dpu_encoder_trigger_kickoff_pending(struct drm_encoder *drm_enc)
 		phys = dpu_enc->phys_encs[i];
 
 		ctl = phys->hw_ctl;
-		if (ctl->ops.clear_pending_flush)
-			ctl->ops.clear_pending_flush(ctl);
+		ctl->ops.clear_pending_flush(ctl);
 
 		/* update only for command mode primary ctl */
 		if ((phys == dpu_enc->cur_master) &&
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder_phys_wb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder_phys_wb.c
index 42c7e378d504..05a09d86e183 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder_phys_wb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_encoder_phys_wb.c
@@ -548,8 +548,7 @@ static void dpu_encoder_phys_wb_disable(struct dpu_encoder_phys *phys_enc)
 	}
 
 	/* reset h/w before final flush */
-	if (phys_enc->hw_ctl->ops.clear_pending_flush)
-		phys_enc->hw_ctl->ops.clear_pending_flush(phys_enc->hw_ctl);
+	phys_enc->hw_ctl->ops.clear_pending_flush(phys_enc->hw_ctl);
 
 	/*
 	 * New CTL reset sequence from 5.0 MDP onwards.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_ctl.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_ctl.h
index 96c012ec8467..ec5265771cdf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_ctl.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_ctl.h
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ struct dpu_hw_ctl_ops {
 
 	/**
 	 * Clear the value of the cached pending_flush_mask
-	 * No effect on hardware
+	 * No effect on hardware.
+	 * Required to be implemented.
 	 * @ctx       : ctl path ctx pointer
 	 */
 	void (*clear_pending_flush)(struct dpu_hw_ctl *ctx);