diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/resource/dcn32/dcn32_resource.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/resource/dcn32/dcn32_resource.c
index 6eaf3cfebcb7..a124ad9bd108 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/resource/dcn32/dcn32_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/resource/dcn32/dcn32_resource.c
@@ -2678,8 +2678,10 @@ static struct pipe_ctx *dcn32_acquire_idle_pipe_for_head_pipe_in_layer(
 	struct resource_context *old_ctx = &stream->ctx->dc->current_state->res_ctx;
 	int head_index;
 
-	if (!head_pipe)
+	if (!head_pipe) {
 		ASSERT(0);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Modified from dcn20_acquire_idle_pipe_for_layer