diff --git a/msm/dp/dp_display.c b/msm/dp/dp_display.c
index ca4605f3fb..e18829044f 100644
--- a/msm/dp/dp_display.c
+++ b/msm/dp/dp_display.c
@@ -1408,23 +1408,25 @@ static void dp_display_attention_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		mutex_unlock(&dp->session_lock);
 
 		if (dp->link->sink_request & (DP_TEST_LINK_PHY_TEST_PATTERN |
-			DP_TEST_LINK_TRAINING)) {
+			DP_TEST_LINK_TRAINING))
 			goto mst_attention;
-		} else {
-			/*
-			 * It is possible that the connect_work skipped sending
-			 * the HPD notification if the attention message was
-			 * already pending. Send the notification here to
-			 * account for that. This is not needed if this
-			 * attention work was handling a test request
-			 */
-			dp_display_send_hpd_notification(dp);
-		}
 	}
 
 cp_irq:
 	if (dp_display_is_hdcp_enabled(dp) && dp->hdcp.ops->cp_irq)
 		dp->hdcp.ops->cp_irq(dp->hdcp.data);
+
+	if (!dp->mst.mst_active) {
+		/*
+		 * It is possible that the connect_work skipped sending
+		 * the HPD notification if the attention message was
+		 * already pending. Send the notification here to
+		 * account for that. This is not needed if this
+		 * attention work was handling a test request
+		 */
+		dp_display_send_hpd_notification(dp);
+	}
+
 mst_attention:
 	dp_display_mst_attention(dp);
 	SDE_EVT32_EXTERNAL(SDE_EVTLOG_FUNC_EXIT, dp->state);