diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ite-it66121.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ite-it66121.c
index 06b59b422c6960abed44418e03c3505eaa27d89c..69288cf894b9970a23c43fce0fdaf0c73043e7c6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ite-it66121.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ite-it66121.c
@@ -936,9 +936,6 @@ static int it66121_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 	}
 
-	if (!ctx->next_bridge)
-		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
-
 	i2c_set_clientdata(client, ctx);
 	mutex_init(&ctx->lock);