diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_mst.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_mst.c
index eeeb3f933aa4..7f905662c502 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_mst.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_mst.c
@@ -212,11 +212,17 @@ static void intel_mst_disable_dp(struct intel_encoder *encoder,
 	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("active links %d\n", intel_dp->active_mst_links);
 
 	drm_dp_mst_reset_vcpi_slots(&intel_dp->mst_mgr, connector->port);
-
+    
 	ret = drm_dp_update_payload_part1(&intel_dp->mst_mgr);
 	if (ret) {
-		DRM_ERROR("failed to update payload %d\n", ret);
+		if (!connector || connector->base.status != connector_status_connected) {
+			DRM_WARN("DP MST disconnect\n");
+		}
+		else {
+			DRM_ERROR("failed to update payload %d\n", ret);
+		}	
 	}
+
 	if (old_crtc_state->has_audio)
 		intel_audio_codec_disable(encoder,
 					  old_crtc_state, old_conn_state);