diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc.c
index 8f9c60ed6f8b..9b7ddd0e10a5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc.c
@@ -1942,6 +1942,9 @@ enum dc_status dc_commit_streams(struct dc *dc,
 	struct pipe_ctx *pipe;
 	bool handle_exit_odm2to1 = false;
 
+	if (dc->ctx->dce_environment == DCE_ENV_VIRTUAL_HW)
+		return res;
+
 	if (!streams_changed(dc, streams, stream_count))
 		return res;