{
        struct drm_crtc *crtc = NULL, *tmp_crtc;
        enum pipe pipe;
-       bool pipe_a_only = false;
+       bool pipe_a_only = false, one_pipe_only = false;
 
        if (IS_HASWELL(dev_priv) || INTEL_INFO(dev_priv)->gen >= 8)
                pipe_a_only = true;
+       else if (INTEL_INFO(dev_priv)->gen <= 4)
+               one_pipe_only = true;
 
        for_each_pipe(dev_priv, pipe) {
                tmp_crtc = dev_priv->pipe_to_crtc_mapping[pipe];
 
                if (intel_crtc_active(tmp_crtc) &&
                    to_intel_crtc(tmp_crtc)->primary_enabled) {
-                       if (crtc) {
+                       if (one_pipe_only && crtc) {
                                if (set_no_fbc_reason(dev_priv, FBC_MULTIPLE_PIPES))
                                        DRM_DEBUG_KMS("more than one pipe active, disabling compression\n");
                                return NULL;