}
 
 void dcn20_update_clocks_update_dpp_dto(struct clk_mgr_internal *clk_mgr,
-               struct dc_state *context)
+               struct dc_state *context, bool safe_to_lower)
 {
        int i;
 
        clk_mgr->dccg->ref_dppclk = clk_mgr->base.clks.dppclk_khz;
        for (i = 0; i < clk_mgr->base.ctx->dc->res_pool->pipe_count; i++) {
-               int dpp_inst, dppclk_khz;
+               int dpp_inst, dppclk_khz, prev_dppclk_khz;
 
                /* Loop index will match dpp->inst if resource exists,
                 * and we want to avoid dependency on dpp object
                dpp_inst = i;
                dppclk_khz = context->res_ctx.pipe_ctx[i].plane_res.bw.dppclk_khz;
 
-               clk_mgr->dccg->funcs->update_dpp_dto(
-                               clk_mgr->dccg, dpp_inst, dppclk_khz);
+               prev_dppclk_khz = clk_mgr->base.ctx->dc->current_state->res_ctx.pipe_ctx[i].plane_res.bw.dppclk_khz;
+
+               if (safe_to_lower || prev_dppclk_khz < dppclk_khz) {
+                       clk_mgr->dccg->funcs->update_dpp_dto(
+                                                       clk_mgr->dccg, dpp_inst, dppclk_khz);
+               }
        }
 }
 
        if (dc->config.forced_clocks == false || (force_reset && safe_to_lower)) {
                if (dpp_clock_lowered) {
                        // if clock is being lowered, increase DTO before lowering refclk
-                       dcn20_update_clocks_update_dpp_dto(clk_mgr, context);
+                       dcn20_update_clocks_update_dpp_dto(clk_mgr, context, safe_to_lower);
                        dcn20_update_clocks_update_dentist(clk_mgr);
                } else {
                        // if clock is being raised, increase refclk before lowering DTO
                                dcn20_update_clocks_update_dentist(clk_mgr);
                        // always update dtos unless clock is lowered and not safe to lower
                        if (new_clocks->dppclk_khz >= dc->current_state->bw_ctx.bw.dcn.clk.dppclk_khz)
-                               dcn20_update_clocks_update_dpp_dto(clk_mgr, context);
+                               dcn20_update_clocks_update_dpp_dto(clk_mgr, context, safe_to_lower);
                }
        }
 
 
        }
 
        if (dpp_clock_lowered) {
-               // if clock is being lowered, increase DTO before lowering refclk
-               dcn20_update_clocks_update_dpp_dto(clk_mgr, context);
+               // increase per DPP DTO before lowering global dppclk
+               dcn20_update_clocks_update_dpp_dto(clk_mgr, context, safe_to_lower);
                rn_vbios_smu_set_dppclk(clk_mgr, clk_mgr_base->clks.dppclk_khz);
        } else {
-               // if clock is being raised, increase refclk before lowering DTO
+               // increase global DPPCLK before lowering per DPP DTO
                if (update_dppclk || update_dispclk)
                        rn_vbios_smu_set_dppclk(clk_mgr, clk_mgr_base->clks.dppclk_khz);
                // always update dtos unless clock is lowered and not safe to lower
                if (new_clocks->dppclk_khz >= dc->current_state->bw_ctx.bw.dcn.clk.dppclk_khz)
-                       dcn20_update_clocks_update_dpp_dto(clk_mgr, context);
+                       dcn20_update_clocks_update_dpp_dto(clk_mgr, context, safe_to_lower);
        }
 
        if (update_dispclk &&