diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 5a1ae9f06cb4c40d33c268415b3b2a6cafff6732..56a8554d9039615b4b7772d474706ce2815a0a78 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ static void assert_panel_unlocked(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 	int pp_reg, lvds_reg;
 	u32 val;
 	enum pipe panel_pipe = PIPE_A;
-	bool locked = locked;
+	bool locked = true;
 
 	if (HAS_PCH_SPLIT(dev_priv->dev)) {
 		pp_reg = PCH_PP_CONTROL;