diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
index 8703c63d85c8..fe0279542a1c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
@@ -563,7 +563,14 @@ static int dp_connect_pending_timeout(struct dp_display_private *dp, u32 data)
 static void dp_display_handle_plugged_change(struct msm_dp *dp_display,
 		bool plugged)
 {
-	if (dp_display->plugged_cb && dp_display->codec_dev)
+	struct dp_display_private *dp;
+
+	dp = container_of(dp_display,
+			struct dp_display_private, dp_display);
+
+	/* notify audio subsystem only if sink supports audio */
+	if (dp_display->plugged_cb && dp_display->codec_dev &&
+			dp->audio_supported)
 		dp_display->plugged_cb(dp_display->codec_dev, plugged);
 }