struct drm_device *dev = connector->dev;
        struct dc_link *dc_link = aconnector->dc_link;
        bool is_mst_root_connector = aconnector->mst_mgr.mst_state;
+       bool result = false;
        enum dc_connection_type new_connection_type = dc_connection_none;
+       struct amdgpu_device *adev = drm_to_adev(dev);
 #ifdef CONFIG_DRM_AMD_DC_HDCP
        union hpd_irq_data hpd_irq_data;
-       struct amdgpu_device *adev = drm_to_adev(dev);
 
        memset(&hpd_irq_data, 0, sizeof(hpd_irq_data));
 #endif
        if (dc_link->type != dc_connection_mst_branch)
                mutex_lock(&aconnector->hpd_lock);
 
-
+       mutex_lock(&adev->dm.dc_lock);
 #ifdef CONFIG_DRM_AMD_DC_HDCP
-       if (dc_link_handle_hpd_rx_irq(dc_link, &hpd_irq_data, NULL) &&
+       result = dc_link_handle_hpd_rx_irq(dc_link, &hpd_irq_data, NULL);
 #else
-       if (dc_link_handle_hpd_rx_irq(dc_link, NULL, NULL) &&
+       result = dc_link_handle_hpd_rx_irq(dc_link, NULL, NULL);
 #endif
-                       !is_mst_root_connector) {
+       mutex_unlock(&adev->dm.dc_lock);
+
+       if (result && !is_mst_root_connector) {
                /* Downstream Port status changed. */
                if (!dc_link_detect_sink(dc_link, &new_connection_type))
                        DRM_ERROR("KMS: Failed to detect connector\n");