diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c
index b8a5e4ed22e6d84ce5637e9b42db93bbbc54b13a..0fb300d41a09c02508e70e89678695e09a8ff0f9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ static int tilcdc_init(struct drm_driver *ddrv, struct device *dev)
 	if (!priv->external_connector &&
 	    ((priv->num_encoders == 0) || (priv->num_connectors == 0))) {
 		dev_err(dev, "no encoders/connectors found\n");
-		ret = -ENXIO;
+		ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
 		goto init_failed;
 	}