diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/resource/dce60/dce60_resource.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/resource/dce60/dce60_resource.c
index 6a25dcfcdf17..d2d56a1c4b8b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/resource/dce60/dce60_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/resource/dce60/dce60_resource.c
@@ -753,7 +753,8 @@ static struct link_encoder *dce60_link_encoder_create(
 				     enc_init_data,
 				     &link_enc_feature,
 				     &link_enc_regs[link_regs_id],
-				     &link_enc_aux_regs[enc_init_data->channel - 1],
+				     enc_init_data->channel == CHANNEL_ID_UNKNOWN ?
+				     NULL : &link_enc_aux_regs[enc_init_data->channel - 1],
 				     enc_init_data->hpd_source >= ARRAY_SIZE(link_enc_hpd_regs) ?
 				     NULL : &link_enc_hpd_regs[enc_init_data->hpd_source]);
 	return &enc110->base;