diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c
index 97aca969337f..103cdbb38968 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_crtc.c
@@ -1406,7 +1406,8 @@ static struct msm_display_topology dpu_crtc_get_topology(
 		topology.num_lm = 2;
 	else if (topology.num_dsc == 2)
 		topology.num_lm = 2;
-	else if (dpu_kms->catalog->caps->has_3d_merge)
+	else if (dpu_kms->catalog->caps->has_3d_merge &&
+		 topology.num_dsc == 0)
 		topology.num_lm = (mode->hdisplay > MAX_HDISPLAY_SPLIT) ? 2 : 1;
 	else
 		topology.num_lm = 1;