diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dml/dcn20/display_rq_dlg_calc_20v2.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dml/dcn20/display_rq_dlg_calc_20v2.c
index 3d95bfa5aca2..ae5251041728 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dml/dcn20/display_rq_dlg_calc_20v2.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dml/dcn20/display_rq_dlg_calc_20v2.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static void calculate_ttu_cursor(struct display_mode_lib *mode_lib,
 
 static unsigned int get_bytes_per_element(enum source_format_class source_format, bool is_chroma)
 {
-	unsigned int ret_val = 0;
+	unsigned int ret_val = 1;
 
 	if (source_format == dm_444_16) {
 		if (!is_chroma)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dml/dcn21/display_rq_dlg_calc_21.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dml/dcn21/display_rq_dlg_calc_21.c
index 98502a4f0567..9e1c18b90805 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dml/dcn21/display_rq_dlg_calc_21.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dml/dcn21/display_rq_dlg_calc_21.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static void calculate_ttu_cursor(
 
 static unsigned int get_bytes_per_element(enum source_format_class source_format, bool is_chroma)
 {
-	unsigned int ret_val = 0;
+	unsigned int ret_val = 1;
 
 	if (source_format == dm_444_16) {
 		if (!is_chroma)