diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_resource.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_resource.c
index 1e47afc4ccc1deea8efb4edc265f8f626588bde7..b3d6a70ec61010ff43c64ba4b3cfa9968a503d27 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_resource.c
@@ -1799,6 +1799,9 @@ static struct audio *find_first_free_audio(
 {
 	int i, available_audio_count;
 
+	if (id == ENGINE_ID_UNKNOWN)
+		return NULL;
+
 	available_audio_count = pool->audio_count;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < available_audio_count; i++) {