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 586de81fc2daa5380a56075794ff56fd6673592f..d0ef23bfb9e6b5f034bed35e0132c99ebfb8eb6f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn30/dcn30_hwseq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn30/dcn30_hwseq.c
@@ -621,7 +621,8 @@ 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 10e3cc17f71a3454b4559fbc660af28392a6d6c8..7ac6e69cff378a5a44a604e2bc07d6809a360280 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn31/dcn31_hwseq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn31/dcn31_hwseq.c
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ 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 5ee9c5a74ecb82fbc040e01bc565f1d5ec7765e5..b2919104ffc744093191ecbf1a9d8164ddf0eec0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn32/dcn32_hwseq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn32/dcn32_hwseq.c
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ 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)