diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_probe_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_probe_helper.c
index e714b5a7955f4fa7a8da56970d5dc2684182130a..0329080d7f7cb5410a1d903a606d6a38d1b0c74e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_probe_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_probe_helper.c
@@ -264,10 +264,8 @@ int drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes(struct drm_connector *connector,
 		count = drm_add_edid_modes(connector, edid);
 		drm_edid_to_eld(connector, edid);
 	} else {
-#ifdef CONFIG_DRM_LOAD_EDID_FIRMWARE
 		count = drm_load_edid_firmware(connector);
 		if (count == 0)
-#endif
 			count = (*connector_funcs->get_modes)(connector);
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_edid.h b/include/drm/drm_edid.h
index dec6221e819801a674cde431bb8f9b5c50b23b80..919933d1beb42241e233e9332a99911eeaa4c9cd 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_edid.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_edid.h
@@ -328,7 +328,15 @@ int drm_edid_to_speaker_allocation(struct edid *edid, u8 **sadb);
 int drm_av_sync_delay(struct drm_connector *connector,
 		      const struct drm_display_mode *mode);
 struct drm_connector *drm_select_eld(struct drm_encoder *encoder);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_DRM_LOAD_EDID_FIRMWARE
 int drm_load_edid_firmware(struct drm_connector *connector);
+#else
+static inline int drm_load_edid_firmware(struct drm_connector *connector)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
 
 int
 drm_hdmi_avi_infoframe_from_display_mode(struct hdmi_avi_infoframe *frame,