diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
index 224ce25129cef87e042f8c258818cc8d5cf645c6..0f835d15c18be9a2235384ae38b11998a1e03321 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
@@ -1356,7 +1356,8 @@ void intel_ddi_init(struct drm_device *dev, enum port port)
 	intel_encoder->cloneable = false;
 	intel_encoder->hot_plug = intel_ddi_hot_plug;
 
-	intel_dp_init_connector(intel_dig_port, dp_connector);
+	if (!intel_dp_init_connector(intel_dig_port, dp_connector))
+		return;
 
 	if (intel_encoder->type != INTEL_OUTPUT_EDP) {
 		hdmi_connector = kzalloc(sizeof(struct intel_connector),
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
index 30514e58269b7b3eab33b4c256da5f05b4a114d8..1a429cf55291a21257366b1b963bb4cbfbb9a8bb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
@@ -3035,7 +3035,7 @@ static bool intel_edp_init_connector(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 	return true;
 }
 
-void
+bool
 intel_dp_init_connector(struct intel_digital_port *intel_dig_port,
 			struct intel_connector *intel_connector)
 {
@@ -3147,7 +3147,7 @@ intel_dp_init_connector(struct intel_digital_port *intel_dig_port,
 	intel_dp_i2c_init(intel_dp, intel_connector, name);
 
 	if (!intel_edp_init_connector(intel_dp, intel_connector))
-		return;
+		return false;
 
 	intel_dp_add_properties(intel_dp, connector);
 
@@ -3159,6 +3159,8 @@ intel_dp_init_connector(struct intel_digital_port *intel_dig_port,
 		u32 temp = I915_READ(PEG_BAND_GAP_DATA);
 		I915_WRITE(PEG_BAND_GAP_DATA, (temp & ~0xf) | 0xd);
 	}
+
+	return true;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index ffe9d35b37b4a3482291d849224a604f0c53b6bd..9ddbe3b49fefa4410c6e782a25cc58af9db13940 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ 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);
-extern void intel_dp_init_connector(struct intel_digital_port *intel_dig_port,
+extern bool intel_dp_init_connector(struct intel_digital_port *intel_dig_port,
 				    struct intel_connector *intel_connector);
 extern void intel_dp_init_link_config(struct intel_dp *intel_dp);
 extern void intel_dp_start_link_train(struct intel_dp *intel_dp);