diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
index b097bff1cd18..66d223c2d9ab 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic_helper.c
@@ -1389,7 +1389,7 @@ crtc_set_mode(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_atomic_state *old_state)
 		mode = &new_crtc_state->mode;
 		adjusted_mode = &new_crtc_state->adjusted_mode;
 
-		if (!new_crtc_state->mode_changed)
+		if (!new_crtc_state->mode_changed && !new_crtc_state->connectors_changed)
 			continue;
 
 		drm_dbg_atomic(dev, "modeset on [ENCODER:%d:%s]\n",