connector->force_bigjoiner_enable;
 }
 
-static bool intel_dp_has_dsc(const struct intel_connector *connector)
+bool intel_dp_has_dsc(const struct intel_connector *connector)
 {
        struct drm_i915_private *i915 = to_i915(connector->base.dev);
 
        if (!HAS_DSC(i915))
                return false;
 
+       if (connector->mst_port && !HAS_DSC_MST(i915))
+               return false;
+
        if (!drm_dp_sink_supports_dsc(connector->dp.dsc_dpcd))
                return false;
 
 
 bool intel_dp_is_edp(struct intel_dp *intel_dp);
 bool intel_dp_as_sdp_supported(struct intel_dp *intel_dp);
 bool intel_dp_is_uhbr(const struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state);
+bool intel_dp_has_dsc(const struct intel_connector *connector);
 int intel_dp_link_symbol_size(int rate);
 int intel_dp_link_symbol_clock(int rate);
 bool intel_dp_is_port_edp(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, enum port port);
 
                return 0;
        }
 
-       if (HAS_DSC_MST(dev_priv) &&
-           drm_dp_sink_supports_dsc(intel_connector->dp.dsc_dpcd)) {
+       if (intel_dp_has_dsc(intel_connector)) {
                /*
                 * TBD pass the connector BPC,
                 * for now U8_MAX so that max BPC on that platform would be picked