if (modeset && crtc->state->active) {
                        update_scanline_offset(to_intel_crtc(crtc));
                        dev_priv->display.crtc_enable(crtc);
-                       intel_fbc_enable(intel_crtc);
                }
 
                if (update_pipe) {
                if (!modeset)
                        intel_pre_plane_update(intel_crtc);
 
+               if (crtc->state->active && intel_crtc->atomic.update_fbc)
+                       intel_fbc_enable(intel_crtc);
+
                if (crtc->state->active &&
                    (crtc->state->planes_changed || update_pipe))
                        drm_atomic_helper_commit_planes_on_crtc(crtc_state);
 
  * @crtc: the CRTC
  *
  * This function checks if the given CRTC was chosen for FBC, then enables it if
- * possible. Notice that it doesn't activate FBC.
+ * possible. Notice that it doesn't activate FBC. It is valid to call
+ * intel_fbc_enable multiple times for the same pipe without an
+ * intel_fbc_disable in the middle, as long as it is deactivated.
  */
 void intel_fbc_enable(struct intel_crtc *crtc)
 {
        mutex_lock(&fbc->lock);
 
        if (fbc->enabled) {
-               WARN_ON(fbc->crtc == crtc);
+               WARN_ON(fbc->crtc == NULL);
+               if (fbc->crtc == crtc) {
+                       WARN_ON(!crtc->config->enable_fbc);
+                       WARN_ON(fbc->active);
+               }
                goto out;
        }