diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
index 6e971d552911..3bc7ed21de28 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
@@ -693,6 +693,13 @@ static int dp_irq_hpd_handle(struct dp_display_private *dp, u32 data)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (state == ST_CONNECT_PENDING) {
+		/* wait until ST_CONNECTED */
+		dp_add_event(dp, EV_IRQ_HPD_INT, 0, 1); /* delay = 1 */
+		mutex_unlock(&dp->event_mutex);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	ret = dp_display_usbpd_attention_cb(&dp->pdev->dev);
 	if (ret == -ECONNRESET) { /* cable unplugged */
 		dp->core_initialized = false;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_panel.c
index 97dca3e378b7..d1780bcac8cc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_panel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_panel.c
@@ -167,14 +167,20 @@ int dp_panel_read_sink_caps(struct dp_panel *dp_panel,
 	panel = container_of(dp_panel, struct dp_panel_private, dp_panel);
 
 	rc = dp_panel_read_dpcd(dp_panel);
-	bw_code = drm_dp_link_rate_to_bw_code(dp_panel->link_info.rate);
-	if (rc || !is_link_rate_valid(bw_code) ||
-			!is_lane_count_valid(dp_panel->link_info.num_lanes) ||
-			(bw_code > dp_panel->max_bw_code)) {
+	if (rc) {
 		DRM_ERROR("read dpcd failed %d\n", rc);
 		return rc;
 	}
 
+	bw_code = drm_dp_link_rate_to_bw_code(dp_panel->link_info.rate);
+	if (!is_link_rate_valid(bw_code) ||
+			!is_lane_count_valid(dp_panel->link_info.num_lanes) ||
+			(bw_code > dp_panel->max_bw_code)) {
+		DRM_ERROR("Illegal link rate=%d lane=%d\n", dp_panel->link_info.rate,
+				dp_panel->link_info.num_lanes);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	if (dp_panel->dfp_present) {
 		rlen = drm_dp_dpcd_read(panel->aux, DP_SINK_COUNT,
 				&count, 1);