diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_dp_mst_topology.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
index ead32aa23468d1409437b9a0ee8fe6db2f87fe23..5d1efad191a1cfc3b6d1f7818dfbd75e3155d7e6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
@@ -2509,7 +2509,7 @@ drm_dp_mst_handle_link_address_port(struct drm_dp_mst_branch *mstb,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void
+static int
 drm_dp_mst_handle_conn_stat(struct drm_dp_mst_branch *mstb,
 			    struct drm_dp_connection_status_notify *conn_stat)
 {
@@ -2522,7 +2522,7 @@ drm_dp_mst_handle_conn_stat(struct drm_dp_mst_branch *mstb,
 
 	port = drm_dp_get_port(mstb, conn_stat->port_number);
 	if (!port)
-		return;
+		return 0;
 
 	if (port->connector) {
 		if (!port->input && conn_stat->input_port) {
@@ -2575,8 +2575,7 @@ drm_dp_mst_handle_conn_stat(struct drm_dp_mst_branch *mstb,
 
 out:
 	drm_dp_mst_topology_put_port(port);
-	if (dowork)
-		queue_work(system_long_wq, &mstb->mgr->work);
+	return dowork;
 }
 
 static struct drm_dp_mst_branch *drm_dp_get_mst_branch_device(struct drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr *mgr,
@@ -4073,7 +4072,7 @@ drm_dp_mst_process_up_req(struct drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr *mgr,
 	struct drm_dp_mst_branch *mstb = NULL;
 	struct drm_dp_sideband_msg_req_body *msg = &up_req->msg;
 	struct drm_dp_sideband_msg_hdr *hdr = &up_req->hdr;
-	bool hotplug = false;
+	bool hotplug = false, dowork = false;
 
 	if (hdr->broadcast) {
 		const u8 *guid = NULL;
@@ -4096,11 +4095,14 @@ drm_dp_mst_process_up_req(struct drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr *mgr,
 
 	/* TODO: Add missing handler for DP_RESOURCE_STATUS_NOTIFY events */
 	if (msg->req_type == DP_CONNECTION_STATUS_NOTIFY) {
-		drm_dp_mst_handle_conn_stat(mstb, &msg->u.conn_stat);
+		dowork = drm_dp_mst_handle_conn_stat(mstb, &msg->u.conn_stat);
 		hotplug = true;
 	}
 
 	drm_dp_mst_topology_put_mstb(mstb);
+
+	if (dowork)
+		queue_work(system_long_wq, &mgr->work);
 	return hotplug;
 }