diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc.h
index ca1b23a44e0a..86da619c3721 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dc.h
@@ -1686,7 +1686,7 @@ struct dc_scratch_space {
 	struct dc_link_training_overrides preferred_training_settings;
 	struct dp_audio_test_data audio_test_data;
 
-	uint8_t ddc_hw_inst;
+	enum gpio_ddc_line ddc_hw_inst;
 
 	uint8_t hpd_src;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/gpio/gpio_service.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/gpio/gpio_service.c
index a2c46350e44e..95f8b7c7d657 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/gpio/gpio_service.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/gpio/gpio_service.c
@@ -646,6 +646,9 @@ enum gpio_result dal_ddc_change_mode(
 enum gpio_ddc_line dal_ddc_get_line(
 	const struct ddc *ddc)
 {
+	if (!ddc)
+		return GPIO_DDC_LINE_UNKNOWN;
+
 	return (enum gpio_ddc_line)dal_gpio_get_enum(ddc->pin_data);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/link/link_factory.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/link/link_factory.c
index 96a30c29b5e4..3b6ac8445e41 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/link/link_factory.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/link/link_factory.c
@@ -568,7 +568,9 @@ static bool construct_phy(struct dc_link *link,
 		goto ddc_create_fail;
 	}
 
-	if (!link->ddc->ddc_pin) {
+	/* Embedded display connectors such as LVDS may not have DDC. */
+	if (!link->ddc->ddc_pin &&
+	    !dc_is_embedded_signal(link->connector_signal)) {
 		DC_ERROR("Failed to get I2C info for connector!\n");
 		goto ddc_create_fail;
 	}