diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c b/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c
index 647fdfa1ac..c4807b54da 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_encoder.c
@@ -2550,8 +2550,9 @@ static void _sde_encoder_setup_dither(struct sde_encoder_phys *phys)
 		return;
 
 	topology = sde_connector_get_topology_name(phys->connector);
-	if ((topology == SDE_RM_TOPOLOGY_PPSPLIT) &&
-			(phys->split_role == ENC_ROLE_SLAVE))
+	if ((topology == SDE_RM_TOPOLOGY_NONE) ||
+			((topology == SDE_RM_TOPOLOGY_PPSPLIT) &&
+			(phys->split_role == ENC_ROLE_SLAVE)))
 		return;
 
 	drm_enc = phys->parent;