diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn30/dcn30_hwseq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn30/dcn30_hwseq.c
index c20e9f76f021..a1b312483d7f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn30/dcn30_hwseq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn30/dcn30_hwseq.c
@@ -629,7 +629,8 @@ void dcn30_init_hw(struct dc *dc)
 	if (dc->clk_mgr->funcs->notify_wm_ranges)
 		dc->clk_mgr->funcs->notify_wm_ranges(dc->clk_mgr);
 
-	if (dc->clk_mgr->funcs->set_hard_max_memclk)
+	//if softmax is enabled then hardmax will be set by a different call
+	if (dc->clk_mgr->funcs->set_hard_max_memclk && !dc->clk_mgr->dc_mode_softmax_enabled)
 		dc->clk_mgr->funcs->set_hard_max_memclk(dc->clk_mgr);
 
 	if (dc->res_pool->hubbub->funcs->force_pstate_change_control)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn31/dcn31_hwseq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn31/dcn31_hwseq.c
index bdf101547484..d4ee533deff3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn31/dcn31_hwseq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn31/dcn31_hwseq.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ void dcn31_init_hw(struct dc *dc)
 	if (dc->clk_mgr->funcs->notify_wm_ranges)
 		dc->clk_mgr->funcs->notify_wm_ranges(dc->clk_mgr);
 
-	if (dc->clk_mgr->funcs->set_hard_max_memclk)
+	if (dc->clk_mgr->funcs->set_hard_max_memclk && !dc->clk_mgr->dc_mode_softmax_enabled)
 		dc->clk_mgr->funcs->set_hard_max_memclk(dc->clk_mgr);
 
 	if (dc->res_pool->hubbub->funcs->force_pstate_change_control)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn32/dcn32_hwseq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn32/dcn32_hwseq.c
index e9188bce62e0..2f4afe40f3e6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn32/dcn32_hwseq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn32/dcn32_hwseq.c
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ void dcn32_init_hw(struct dc *dc)
 	if (dc->clk_mgr->funcs->notify_wm_ranges)
 		dc->clk_mgr->funcs->notify_wm_ranges(dc->clk_mgr);
 
-	if (dc->clk_mgr->funcs->set_hard_max_memclk)
+	if (dc->clk_mgr->funcs->set_hard_max_memclk && !dc->clk_mgr->dc_mode_softmax_enabled)
 		dc->clk_mgr->funcs->set_hard_max_memclk(dc->clk_mgr);
 
 	if (dc->res_pool->hubbub->funcs->force_pstate_change_control)