diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c
index f889d41a281fa6e093e3ac18484139643c9e3aff..5e01bfb69d7a3495771097f2ab6bb1de104e70ba 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/dispnv50/disp.c
@@ -759,7 +759,8 @@ nv50_msto_enable(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 
 	slots = drm_dp_find_vcpi_slots(&mstm->mgr, mstc->pbn);
 	r = drm_dp_mst_allocate_vcpi(&mstm->mgr, mstc->port, mstc->pbn, slots);
-	WARN_ON(!r);
+	if (!r)
+		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Failed to allocate VCPI\n");
 
 	if (!mstm->links++)
 		nv50_outp_acquire(mstm->outp);