tc_cold_unblock(dig_port, domain, wref);
 }
 
-static void
-intel_tc_port_link_init_refcount(struct intel_digital_port *dig_port,
-                                int refcount)
+static void __intel_tc_port_get_link(struct intel_digital_port *dig_port)
 {
-       dig_port->tc_link_refcount = refcount;
+       dig_port->tc_link_refcount++;
+}
+
+static void __intel_tc_port_put_link(struct intel_digital_port *dig_port)
+{
+       dig_port->tc_link_refcount--;
 }
 
 /**
 
        dig_port->tc_mode = intel_tc_port_get_current_mode(dig_port);
        /* Prevent changing dig_port->tc_mode until intel_tc_port_sanitize_mode() is called. */
-       intel_tc_port_link_init_refcount(dig_port, 1);
+       __intel_tc_port_get_link(dig_port);
        dig_port->tc_lock_wakeref = tc_cold_block(dig_port, &dig_port->tc_lock_power_domain);
 
        tc_cold_unblock(dig_port, domain, tc_cold_wref);
                active_links = to_intel_crtc(encoder->base.crtc)->active;
 
        drm_WARN_ON(&i915->drm, dig_port->tc_link_refcount != 1);
-       intel_tc_port_link_init_refcount(dig_port, active_links);
-
        if (active_links) {
                if (!icl_tc_phy_is_connected(dig_port))
                        drm_dbg_kms(&i915->drm,
                                    dig_port->tc_port_name,
                                    tc_port_mode_name(dig_port->tc_mode));
                icl_tc_phy_disconnect(dig_port);
+               __intel_tc_port_put_link(dig_port);
 
                tc_cold_unblock(dig_port, dig_port->tc_lock_power_domain,
                                fetch_and_zero(&dig_port->tc_lock_wakeref));
                            int required_lanes)
 {
        __intel_tc_port_lock(dig_port, required_lanes);
-       dig_port->tc_link_refcount++;
+       __intel_tc_port_get_link(dig_port);
        intel_tc_port_unlock(dig_port);
 }
 
 void intel_tc_port_put_link(struct intel_digital_port *dig_port)
 {
        intel_tc_port_lock(dig_port);
-       --dig_port->tc_link_refcount;
+       __intel_tc_port_put_link(dig_port);
        intel_tc_port_unlock(dig_port);
 
        /*