diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_encoder_dce.c b/msm/sde/sde_encoder_dce.c
index 0226ceb4b5..abaac6f7e3 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_encoder_dce.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_encoder_dce.c
@@ -691,13 +691,19 @@ static void _dce_dsc_disable(struct sde_encoder_virt *sde_enc)
 	struct sde_hw_ctl *hw_ctl = NULL;
 	struct sde_hw_intf_cfg_v1 cfg;
 
-	if (!sde_enc || !sde_enc->phys_encs[0] ||
-			!sde_enc->phys_encs[0]->connector) {
+	if (!sde_enc || !sde_enc->phys_encs[0]) {
 		SDE_ERROR("invalid params %d %d\n",
 			!sde_enc, sde_enc ? !sde_enc->phys_encs[0] : -1);
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Connector can be null if the first virt modeset after suspend
+	 * is called with dynamic clock or dms enabled.
+	 */
+	if (!sde_enc->phys_encs[0]->connector)
+		return;
+
 	if (sde_enc->cur_master)
 		hw_ctl = sde_enc->cur_master->hw_ctl;