diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/imx/imx8qxp-pixel-link.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/imx/imx8qxp-pixel-link.c
index e5943506981d..433c080197a2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/imx/imx8qxp-pixel-link.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/imx/imx8qxp-pixel-link.c
@@ -374,13 +374,8 @@ static int imx8qxp_pixel_link_bridge_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 
 	pl->next_bridge = imx8qxp_pixel_link_find_next_bridge(pl);
-	if (IS_ERR(pl->next_bridge)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(pl->next_bridge);
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			DRM_DEV_ERROR(dev, "failed to find next bridge: %d\n",
-				      ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(pl->next_bridge))
+		return PTR_ERR(pl->next_bridge);
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, pl);