diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
index a1a64758d30d..e4b6594d870e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.c
@@ -1264,17 +1264,30 @@ intel_dp_mode_valid_downstream(struct intel_connector *connector,
 	return MODE_OK;
 }
 
-bool intel_dp_need_joiner(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
-			  struct intel_connector *connector,
-			  int hdisplay, int clock)
+static
+bool intel_dp_needs_bigjoiner(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
+			      struct intel_connector *connector,
+			      int hdisplay, int clock)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = dp_to_i915(intel_dp);
 
 	if (!intel_dp_has_joiner(intel_dp))
 		return false;
 
-	return clock > i915->display.cdclk.max_dotclk_freq || hdisplay > 5120 ||
-	       connector->force_joined_pipes == 2;
+	return clock > i915->display.cdclk.max_dotclk_freq || hdisplay > 5120;
+}
+
+int intel_dp_num_joined_pipes(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
+			      struct intel_connector *connector,
+			      int hdisplay, int clock)
+{
+	if (connector->force_joined_pipes)
+		return connector->force_joined_pipes;
+
+	if (intel_dp_needs_bigjoiner(intel_dp, connector, hdisplay, clock))
+		return 2;
+
+	return 1;
 }
 
 bool intel_dp_has_dsc(const struct intel_connector *connector)
@@ -1311,7 +1324,7 @@ intel_dp_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *_connector,
 	u16 dsc_max_compressed_bpp = 0;
 	u8 dsc_slice_count = 0;
 	enum drm_mode_status status;
-	bool dsc = false, joiner = false;
+	bool dsc = false;
 	int num_joined_pipes;
 
 	status = intel_cpu_transcoder_mode_valid(dev_priv, mode);
@@ -1333,13 +1346,9 @@ intel_dp_mode_valid(struct drm_connector *_connector,
 		target_clock = fixed_mode->clock;
 	}
 
-	if (intel_dp_need_joiner(intel_dp, connector,
-				 mode->hdisplay, target_clock)) {
-		joiner = true;
-		max_dotclk *= 2;
-	}
-
-	num_joined_pipes = joiner ? 2 : 1;
+	num_joined_pipes = intel_dp_num_joined_pipes(intel_dp, connector,
+						     mode->hdisplay, target_clock);
+	max_dotclk *= num_joined_pipes;
 
 	if (target_clock > max_dotclk)
 		return MODE_CLOCK_HIGH;
@@ -2507,12 +2516,11 @@ intel_dp_compute_link_config(struct intel_encoder *encoder,
 	    !intel_dp_supports_fec(intel_dp, connector, pipe_config))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (intel_dp_need_joiner(intel_dp, connector,
-				 adjusted_mode->crtc_hdisplay,
-				 adjusted_mode->crtc_clock))
-		pipe_config->joiner_pipes = GENMASK(crtc->pipe + 1, crtc->pipe);
-
-	num_joined_pipes = intel_crtc_num_joined_pipes(pipe_config);
+	num_joined_pipes = intel_dp_num_joined_pipes(intel_dp, connector,
+						      adjusted_mode->crtc_hdisplay,
+						      adjusted_mode->crtc_clock);
+	if (num_joined_pipes > 1)
+		pipe_config->joiner_pipes = GENMASK(crtc->pipe + num_joined_pipes - 1, crtc->pipe);
 
 	joiner_needs_dsc = intel_dp_joiner_needs_dsc(i915, num_joined_pipes);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.h
index 3b869429e575..39a031996c64 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp.h
@@ -151,9 +151,9 @@ int intel_dp_dsc_sink_max_compressed_bpp(const struct intel_connector *connector
 u8 intel_dp_dsc_get_slice_count(const struct intel_connector *connector,
 				int mode_clock, int mode_hdisplay,
 				int num_joined_pipes);
-bool intel_dp_need_joiner(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
-			  struct intel_connector *connector,
-			  int hdisplay, int clock);
+int intel_dp_num_joined_pipes(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
+			       struct intel_connector *connector,
+			       int hdisplay, int clock);
 
 static inline unsigned int intel_dp_unused_lane_mask(int lane_count)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_mst.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_mst.c
index 732d7543ad06..9250e1b2f19c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_mst.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_dp_mst.c
@@ -581,12 +581,11 @@ static int intel_dp_mst_compute_config(struct intel_encoder *encoder,
 	if (adjusted_mode->flags & DRM_MODE_FLAG_DBLSCAN)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (intel_dp_need_joiner(intel_dp, connector,
-				 adjusted_mode->crtc_hdisplay,
-				 adjusted_mode->crtc_clock))
-		pipe_config->joiner_pipes = GENMASK(crtc->pipe + 1, crtc->pipe);
-
-	num_joined_pipes = intel_crtc_num_joined_pipes(pipe_config);
+	num_joined_pipes = intel_dp_num_joined_pipes(intel_dp, connector,
+						      adjusted_mode->crtc_hdisplay,
+						      adjusted_mode->crtc_clock);
+	if (num_joined_pipes > 1)
+		pipe_config->joiner_pipes = GENMASK(crtc->pipe + num_joined_pipes - 1, crtc->pipe);
 
 	pipe_config->sink_format = INTEL_OUTPUT_FORMAT_RGB;
 	pipe_config->output_format = INTEL_OUTPUT_FORMAT_RGB;
@@ -1428,7 +1427,7 @@ intel_dp_mst_mode_valid_ctx(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	int max_dotclk = to_i915(connector->dev)->display.cdclk.max_dotclk_freq;
 	int max_rate, mode_rate, max_lanes, max_link_clock;
 	int ret;
-	bool dsc = false, joiner = false;
+	bool dsc = false;
 	u16 dsc_max_compressed_bpp = 0;
 	u8 dsc_slice_count = 0;
 	int target_clock = mode->clock;
@@ -1472,13 +1471,9 @@ intel_dp_mst_mode_valid_ctx(struct drm_connector *connector,
 	 *   corresponding link capabilities of the sink) in case the
 	 *   stream is uncompressed for it by the last branch device.
 	 */
-	if (intel_dp_need_joiner(intel_dp, intel_connector,
-				 mode->hdisplay, target_clock)) {
-		joiner = true;
-		max_dotclk *= 2;
-	}
-
-	num_joined_pipes = joiner ? 2 : 1;
+	num_joined_pipes = intel_dp_num_joined_pipes(intel_dp, intel_connector,
+						      mode->hdisplay, target_clock);
+	max_dotclk *= num_joined_pipes;
 
 	ret = drm_modeset_lock(&mgr->base.lock, ctx);
 	if (ret)
