diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
index 42fa632523a2461e5c32b465fc5d21dc5b554364..6372347edd3f2e42ed9c2cd268739d29ceeb41c2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
@@ -8714,13 +8714,12 @@ static void amdgpu_dm_atomic_commit_tail(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
 		struct dm_connector_state *dm_new_con_state = to_dm_connector_state(new_con_state);
 		struct dm_connector_state *dm_old_con_state = to_dm_connector_state(old_con_state);
 		struct amdgpu_crtc *acrtc = to_amdgpu_crtc(dm_new_con_state->base.crtc);
-		struct dc_surface_update dummy_updates[MAX_SURFACES];
+		struct dc_surface_update *dummy_updates;
 		struct dc_stream_update stream_update;
 		struct dc_info_packet hdr_packet;
 		struct dc_stream_status *status = NULL;
 		bool abm_changed, hdr_changed, scaling_changed;
 
-		memset(&dummy_updates, 0, sizeof(dummy_updates));
 		memset(&stream_update, 0, sizeof(stream_update));
 
 		if (acrtc) {
@@ -8779,6 +8778,7 @@ static void amdgpu_dm_atomic_commit_tail(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
 		 * Here we create an empty update on each plane.
 		 * To fix this, DC should permit updating only stream properties.
 		 */
+		dummy_updates = kzalloc(sizeof(struct dc_surface_update) * MAX_SURFACES, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		for (j = 0; j < status->plane_count; j++)
 			dummy_updates[j].surface = status->plane_states[0];
 
@@ -8790,6 +8790,7 @@ static void amdgpu_dm_atomic_commit_tail(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
 					    dm_new_crtc_state->stream,
 					    &stream_update);
 		mutex_unlock(&dm->dc_lock);
+		kfree(dummy_updates);
 	}
 
 	/**