diff --git a/src/backends/drm/drm_pipeline.cpp b/src/backends/drm/drm_pipeline.cpp
index 4e7ba5921b..789050d438 100644
--- a/src/backends/drm/drm_pipeline.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/drm/drm_pipeline.cpp
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ QMap<uint32_t, QList<uint64_t>> DrmPipeline::cursorFormats() const
 
 bool DrmPipeline::hasCTM() const
 {
-    return m_pending.crtc && m_pending.crtc->ctm.isValid();
+    return gpu()->atomicModeSetting() && m_pending.crtc && m_pending.crtc->ctm.isValid();
 }
 
 bool DrmPipeline::hasGammaRamp() const