static int drm_simple_kms_crtc_check(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
                                     struct drm_atomic_state *state)
 {
-       struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state = drm_atomic_get_new_crtc_state(state,
-                                                                         crtc);
-       bool has_primary = crtc_state->plane_mask &
-                          drm_plane_mask(crtc->primary);
+       struct drm_crtc_state *crtc_state = drm_atomic_get_new_crtc_state(state, crtc);
+       int ret;
 
-       /* We always want to have an active plane with an active CRTC */
-       if (has_primary != crtc_state->enable)
-               return -EINVAL;
+       ret = drm_atomic_helper_check_crtc_state(crtc_state, false);
+       if (ret)
+               return ret;
 
        return drm_atomic_add_affected_planes(state, crtc);
 }
        ret = drm_atomic_helper_check_plane_state(plane_state, crtc_state,
                                                  DRM_PLANE_HELPER_NO_SCALING,
                                                  DRM_PLANE_HELPER_NO_SCALING,
-                                                 false, true);
+                                                 false, false);
        if (ret)
                return ret;