diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
index c7dbf30a61fa7ab2b3587fe497b45bde90f2a443..ad8d16cf819c654124def8a8848dccf809c99c06 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
@@ -250,7 +250,9 @@ static int omap_connect_dssdevs(void)
 {
 	int r;
 	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev = NULL;
-	bool no_displays = true;
+
+	if (!omapdss_stack_is_ready())
+		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 
 	for_each_dss_dev(dssdev) {
 		r = dssdev->driver->connect(dssdev);
@@ -260,14 +262,9 @@ static int omap_connect_dssdevs(void)
 		} else if (r) {
 			dev_warn(dssdev->dev, "could not connect display: %s\n",
 				dssdev->name);
-		} else {
-			no_displays = false;
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (no_displays)
-		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
-
 	return 0;
 
 cleanup: