diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_encoder_phys_cmd.c b/msm/sde/sde_encoder_phys_cmd.c
index 1c4e43c4bfcd..d8e062c5fc01 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_encoder_phys_cmd.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_encoder_phys_cmd.c
@@ -1345,7 +1345,8 @@ static void sde_encoder_phys_cmd_disable(struct sde_encoder_phys *phys_enc)
 		else if (phys_enc->hw_pp->ops.enable_tearcheck)
 			phys_enc->hw_pp->ops.enable_tearcheck(phys_enc->hw_pp,
 					false);
-		sde_encoder_helper_phys_disable(phys_enc, NULL);
+		if (sde_encoder_phys_cmd_is_master(phys_enc))
+			sde_encoder_helper_phys_disable(phys_enc, NULL);
 	}
 
 	phys_enc->enable_state = SDE_ENC_DISABLED;