struct dc_stream_state *old_stream =
                                dc->current_state->res_ctx.pipe_ctx[i].stream;
                bool should_disable = true;
-               bool pipe_split_change =
-                       context->res_ctx.pipe_ctx[i].top_pipe != dc->current_state->res_ctx.pipe_ctx[i].top_pipe;
+               bool pipe_split_change = false;
+
+               if ((context->res_ctx.pipe_ctx[i].top_pipe) &&
+                       (dc->current_state->res_ctx.pipe_ctx[i].top_pipe))
+                       pipe_split_change = context->res_ctx.pipe_ctx[i].top_pipe->pipe_idx !=
+                               dc->current_state->res_ctx.pipe_ctx[i].top_pipe->pipe_idx;
+               else
+                       pipe_split_change = context->res_ctx.pipe_ctx[i].top_pipe !=
+                               dc->current_state->res_ctx.pipe_ctx[i].top_pipe;
 
                for (j = 0; j < context->stream_count; j++) {
                        if (old_stream == context->streams[j]) {