struct intel_dp *intel_dp = enc_to_intel_dp(encoder);
        struct link_config_limits limits;
        bool joiner_needs_dsc = false;
-       int ret;
+       bool dsc_needed;
+       int ret = 0;
 
        intel_dp_compute_config_limits(intel_dp, pipe_config,
                                       respect_downstream_limits, &limits);
         */
        joiner_needs_dsc = DISPLAY_VER(i915) < 13 && pipe_config->bigjoiner_pipes;
 
-       /*
-        * Optimize for slow and wide for everything, because there are some
-        * eDP 1.3 and 1.4 panels don't work well with fast and narrow.
-        */
-       ret = intel_dp_compute_link_config_wide(intel_dp, pipe_config, conn_state, &limits);
+       dsc_needed = joiner_needs_dsc || intel_dp->force_dsc_en;
+
+       if (!dsc_needed) {
+               /*
+                * Optimize for slow and wide for everything, because there are some
+                * eDP 1.3 and 1.4 panels don't work well with fast and narrow.
+                */
+               ret = intel_dp_compute_link_config_wide(intel_dp, pipe_config,
+                                                       conn_state, &limits);
+               if (ret)
+                       dsc_needed = true;
+       }
 
-       if (ret || joiner_needs_dsc || intel_dp->force_dsc_en) {
+       if (dsc_needed) {
                drm_dbg_kms(&i915->drm, "Try DSC (fallback=%s, joiner=%s, force=%s)\n",
                            str_yes_no(ret), str_yes_no(joiner_needs_dsc),
                            str_yes_no(intel_dp->force_dsc_en));
 
        const struct drm_display_mode *adjusted_mode =
                &pipe_config->hw.adjusted_mode;
        struct link_config_limits limits;
-       int ret;
+       bool dsc_needed;
+       int ret = 0;
 
        if (adjusted_mode->flags & DRM_MODE_FLAG_DBLSCAN)
                return -EINVAL;
 
        intel_dp_mst_compute_config_limits(intel_dp, pipe_config, &limits);
 
-       ret = intel_dp_mst_compute_link_config(encoder, pipe_config,
-                                              conn_state, &limits);
+       dsc_needed = intel_dp->force_dsc_en;
 
-       if (ret == -EDEADLK)
-               return ret;
+       if (!dsc_needed) {
+               ret = intel_dp_mst_compute_link_config(encoder, pipe_config,
+                                                      conn_state, &limits);
+
+               if (ret == -EDEADLK)
+                       return ret;
+
+               if (ret)
+                       dsc_needed = true;
+       }
 
        /* enable compression if the mode doesn't fit available BW */
-       drm_dbg_kms(&dev_priv->drm, "Force DSC en = %d\n", intel_dp->force_dsc_en);
-       if (ret || intel_dp->force_dsc_en) {
+       if (dsc_needed) {
+               drm_dbg_kms(&dev_priv->drm, "Try DSC (fallback=%s, force=%s)\n",
+                           str_yes_no(ret),
+                           str_yes_no(intel_dp->force_dsc_en));
+
                /*
                 * FIXME: As bpc is hardcoded to 8, as mentioned above,
                 * WARN and ignore the debug flag force_dsc_bpc for now.