diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link_enc_cfg.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link_enc_cfg.c
index 25e48a8cbb78..13a9d55930ed 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link_enc_cfg.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link_enc_cfg.c
@@ -118,7 +118,10 @@ static void remove_link_enc_assignment(
 				 */
 				if (get_stream_using_link_enc(state, eng_id) == NULL)
 					state->res_ctx.link_enc_cfg_ctx.link_enc_avail[eng_idx] = eng_id;
+
 				stream->link_enc = NULL;
+				state->res_ctx.link_enc_cfg_ctx.link_enc_assignments[i].eng_id = ENGINE_ID_UNKNOWN;
+				state->res_ctx.link_enc_cfg_ctx.link_enc_assignments[i].stream = NULL;
 				break;
 			}
 		}
@@ -237,28 +240,15 @@ static struct link_encoder *get_link_enc_used_by_link(
 	return link_enc;
 }
 /* Clear all link encoder assignments. */
-static void clear_enc_assignments(struct dc_state *state)
+static void clear_enc_assignments(struct dc *dc, struct dc_state *state)
 {
 	int i;
-	enum engine_id eng_id;
-	struct dc_stream_state *stream;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_PIPES; i++) {
 		state->res_ctx.link_enc_cfg_ctx.link_enc_assignments[i].valid = false;
-		eng_id = state->res_ctx.link_enc_cfg_ctx.link_enc_assignments[i].eng_id;
-		stream = state->res_ctx.link_enc_cfg_ctx.link_enc_assignments[i].stream;
-		if (eng_id != ENGINE_ID_UNKNOWN)
-			state->res_ctx.link_enc_cfg_ctx.link_enc_avail[eng_id - ENGINE_ID_DIGA] = eng_id;
-		if (stream)
-			stream->link_enc = NULL;
+		state->res_ctx.link_enc_cfg_ctx.link_enc_assignments[i].eng_id = ENGINE_ID_UNKNOWN;
+		state->res_ctx.link_enc_cfg_ctx.link_enc_assignments[i].stream = NULL;
 	}
-}
-
-void link_enc_cfg_init(
-		struct dc *dc,
-		struct dc_state *state)
-{
-	int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < dc->res_pool->res_cap->num_dig_link_enc; i++) {
 		if (dc->res_pool->link_encoders[i])
@@ -266,8 +256,13 @@ void link_enc_cfg_init(
 		else
 			state->res_ctx.link_enc_cfg_ctx.link_enc_avail[i] = ENGINE_ID_UNKNOWN;
 	}
+}
 
-	clear_enc_assignments(state);
+void link_enc_cfg_init(
+		struct dc *dc,
+		struct dc_state *state)
+{
+	clear_enc_assignments(dc, state);
 
 	state->res_ctx.link_enc_cfg_ctx.mode = LINK_ENC_CFG_STEADY;
 }
@@ -284,12 +279,9 @@ void link_enc_cfg_link_encs_assign(
 
 	ASSERT(state->stream_count == stream_count);
 
-	if (stream_count == 0)
-		clear_enc_assignments(state);
-
 	/* Release DIG link encoder resources before running assignment algorithm. */
-	for (i = 0; i < stream_count; i++)
-		dc->res_pool->funcs->link_enc_unassign(state, streams[i]);
+	for (i = 0; i < dc->current_state->stream_count; i++)
+		dc->res_pool->funcs->link_enc_unassign(state, dc->current_state->streams[i]);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_PIPES; i++)
 		ASSERT(state->res_ctx.link_enc_cfg_ctx.link_enc_assignments[i].valid == false);