diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_lvds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_lvds.c
index c5fbe533796c5d0fc61d6de8ff881e0c6e54ceba..84911bdc27d10ec915f4c140156916fc744261d7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_lvds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/rockchip_lvds.c
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ static int rockchip_lvds_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 	struct drm_connector *connector;
 	struct device_node *remote = NULL;
 	struct device_node  *port, *endpoint;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0, child_count = 0;
 	const char *name;
 	u32 endpoint_id;
 
@@ -358,15 +358,20 @@ static int rockchip_lvds_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	for_each_child_of_node(port, endpoint) {
+		child_count++;
 		of_property_read_u32(endpoint, "reg", &endpoint_id);
 		ret = drm_of_find_panel_or_bridge(dev->of_node, 1, endpoint_id,
 						  &lvds->panel, &lvds->bridge);
 		if (!ret)
 			break;
 	}
-	if (ret) {
+	if (!child_count) {
+		DRM_DEV_ERROR(dev, "lvds port does not have any children\n");
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto err_put_port;
+	} else if (ret) {
 		DRM_DEV_ERROR(dev, "failed to find panel and bridge node\n");
-		ret  = -EPROBE_DEFER;
+		ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
 		goto err_put_port;
 	}
 	if (lvds->panel)