diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
index e13130bb9e9e..03c2ec56ee81 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
@@ -3219,7 +3219,11 @@ static bool intel_dp_needs_as_sdp(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 	if (drm_dp_is_branch(intel_dp->dpcd))
 		return false;
 
-	return crtc_state->vrr.enable;
+	if (intel_psr_needs_alpm_aux_less(intel_dp, crtc_state) &&
+	    !intel_psr_pr_async_video_timing_supported(intel_dp))
+		return true;
+
+	return intel_vrr_possible(crtc_state);
 }
 
 static void intel_dp_compute_as_sdp(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,