diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 06b1180c4c1685b60c48445aad89f8d410d0a9de..d617a72cc5c8a525fb2041217ac27a23c5acb461 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -8959,13 +8959,8 @@ static void intel_setup_outputs(struct drm_device *dev)
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct intel_encoder *encoder;
 	bool dpd_is_edp = false;
-	bool has_lvds;
 
-	has_lvds = intel_lvds_init(dev);
-	if (!has_lvds && !HAS_PCH_SPLIT(dev)) {
-		/* disable the panel fitter on everything but LVDS */
-		I915_WRITE(PFIT_CONTROL, 0);
-	}
+	intel_lvds_init(dev);
 
 	if (!IS_ULT(dev))
 		intel_crt_init(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index 02e5d65570662230a7cff8f5d6c2d21c6e024711..ffe9d35b37b4a3482291d849224a604f0c53b6bd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ extern void intel_mark_busy(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern void intel_mark_fb_busy(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 			       struct intel_ring_buffer *ring);
 extern void intel_mark_idle(struct drm_device *dev);
-extern bool intel_lvds_init(struct drm_device *dev);
+extern void intel_lvds_init(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern bool intel_is_dual_link_lvds(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern void intel_dp_init(struct drm_device *dev, int output_reg,
 			  enum port port);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
index 10c3d56332f56f638459db3e0e7c8a78e86aa509..eeff28ec2ff42468e2d2a076e35f863edefc22f6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ static bool intel_lvds_supported(struct drm_device *dev)
  * Create the connector, register the LVDS DDC bus, and try to figure out what
  * modes we can display on the LVDS panel (if present).
  */
-bool intel_lvds_init(struct drm_device *dev)
+void intel_lvds_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct intel_lvds_encoder *lvds_encoder;
@@ -895,35 +895,35 @@ bool intel_lvds_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	u8 pin;
 
 	if (!intel_lvds_supported(dev))
-		return false;
+		return;
 
 	/* Skip init on machines we know falsely report LVDS */
 	if (dmi_check_system(intel_no_lvds))
-		return false;
+		return;
 
 	pin = GMBUS_PORT_PANEL;
 	if (!lvds_is_present_in_vbt(dev, &pin)) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("LVDS is not present in VBT\n");
-		return false;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	if (HAS_PCH_SPLIT(dev)) {
 		if ((I915_READ(PCH_LVDS) & LVDS_DETECTED) == 0)
-			return false;
+			return;
 		if (dev_priv->vbt.edp_support) {
 			DRM_DEBUG_KMS("disable LVDS for eDP support\n");
-			return false;
+			return;
 		}
 	}
 
 	lvds_encoder = kzalloc(sizeof(struct intel_lvds_encoder), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!lvds_encoder)
-		return false;
+		return;
 
 	lvds_connector = kzalloc(sizeof(struct intel_lvds_connector), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!lvds_connector) {
 		kfree(lvds_encoder);
-		return false;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	lvds_encoder->attached_connector = lvds_connector;
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ bool intel_lvds_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	intel_panel_init(&intel_connector->panel, fixed_mode);
 	intel_panel_setup_backlight(connector);
 
-	return true;
+	return;
 
 failed:
 	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("No LVDS modes found, disabling.\n");
@@ -1104,5 +1104,5 @@ bool intel_lvds_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 		drm_mode_destroy(dev, fixed_mode);
 	kfree(lvds_encoder);
 	kfree(lvds_connector);
-	return false;
+	return;
 }