diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_ctl.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_ctl.c
index a35ecb6676c8..fcfedda5d75c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_ctl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/disp/dpu1/dpu_hw_ctl.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static inline void dpu_hw_ctl_trigger_start(struct dpu_hw_ctl *ctx)
 
 static inline bool dpu_hw_ctl_is_started(struct dpu_hw_ctl *ctx)
 {
-	return !!(DPU_REG_READ(&ctx->hw, CTL_START) & BIT(0));
+	return true;
 }
 
 static inline void dpu_hw_ctl_trigger_pending(struct dpu_hw_ctl *ctx)