diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_plane.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_plane.c
index 5612cab55227..af4b8944a603 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_plane.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_plane.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ static void vc4_plane_reset(struct drm_plane *plane)
 	__drm_atomic_helper_plane_reset(plane, &vc4_state->base);
 }
 
-static void vc4_dlist_write(struct vc4_plane_state *vc4_state, u32 val)
+static void vc4_dlist_counter_increment(struct vc4_plane_state *vc4_state)
 {
 	if (vc4_state->dlist_count == vc4_state->dlist_size) {
 		u32 new_size = max(4u, vc4_state->dlist_count * 2);
@@ -235,7 +235,15 @@ static void vc4_dlist_write(struct vc4_plane_state *vc4_state, u32 val)
 		vc4_state->dlist_size = new_size;
 	}
 
-	vc4_state->dlist[vc4_state->dlist_count++] = val;
+	vc4_state->dlist_count++;
+}
+
+static void vc4_dlist_write(struct vc4_plane_state *vc4_state, u32 val)
+{
+	unsigned int idx = vc4_state->dlist_count;
+
+	vc4_dlist_counter_increment(vc4_state);
+	vc4_state->dlist[idx] = val;
 }
 
 /* Returns the scl0/scl1 field based on whether the dimensions need to
@@ -978,8 +986,10 @@ static int vc4_plane_mode_set(struct drm_plane *plane,
 		 * be set when calling vc4_plane_allocate_lbm().
 		 */
 		if (vc4_state->y_scaling[0] != VC4_SCALING_NONE ||
-		    vc4_state->y_scaling[1] != VC4_SCALING_NONE)
-			vc4_state->lbm_offset = vc4_state->dlist_count++;
+		    vc4_state->y_scaling[1] != VC4_SCALING_NONE) {
+			vc4_state->lbm_offset = vc4_state->dlist_count;
+			vc4_dlist_counter_increment(vc4_state);
+		}
 
 		if (num_planes > 1) {
 			/* Emit Cb/Cr as channel 0 and Y as channel