diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/imx/imx8qxp-pxl2dpi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/imx/imx8qxp-pxl2dpi.c
index a4941f39a2e6..e03a411cb9db 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/imx/imx8qxp-pxl2dpi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/imx/imx8qxp-pxl2dpi.c
@@ -415,13 +415,8 @@ static int imx8qxp_pxl2dpi_bridge_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 
 	p2d->next_bridge = imx8qxp_pxl2dpi_find_next_bridge(p2d);
-	if (IS_ERR(p2d->next_bridge)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(p2d->next_bridge);
-		if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-			DRM_DEV_ERROR(dev, "failed to find next bridge: %d\n",
-				      ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
+	if (IS_ERR(p2d->next_bridge))
+		return PTR_ERR(p2d->next_bridge);
 
 	ret = imx8qxp_pxl2dpi_set_pixel_link_sel(p2d);
 	if (ret)