diff --git a/src/backends/drm/drm_object_connector.cpp b/src/backends/drm/drm_object_connector.cpp
index 2a9f1d6ad5..baf129ffbe 100644
--- a/src/backends/drm/drm_object_connector.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/drm/drm_object_connector.cpp
@@ -355,11 +355,6 @@ bool DrmConnector::updateProperties()
         m_physicalSize = overwriteSize;
     }
 
-    if (auto bpc = getProp(PropertyIndex::MaxBpc)) {
-        // make sure the driver allows us to use high bpc
-        bpc->setPending(bpc->maxValue());
-    }
-
     // update modes
     bool equal = m_conn->count_modes == m_modes.count();
     for (int i = 0; equal && i < m_conn->count_modes; i++) {
diff --git a/src/backends/drm/drm_pipeline.cpp b/src/backends/drm/drm_pipeline.cpp
index ce8473d7a9..17073dd318 100644
--- a/src/backends/drm/drm_pipeline.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/drm/drm_pipeline.cpp
@@ -224,6 +224,9 @@ void DrmPipeline::prepareAtomicModeset()
         m_connector->getProp(DrmConnector::PropertyIndex::Underscan_vborder)->setPending(pending.overscan);
         m_connector->getProp(DrmConnector::PropertyIndex::Underscan_hborder)->setPending(hborder);
     }
+    if (const auto bpc = m_connector->getProp(DrmConnector::PropertyIndex::MaxBpc)) {
+        bpc->setPending(bpc->maxValue());
+    }
 
     pending.crtc->setPending(DrmCrtc::PropertyIndex::Active, activePending());
     pending.crtc->setPending(DrmCrtc::PropertyIndex::ModeId, activePending() ? pending.mode->blobId() : 0);