diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
index 54323515ca2c..2c972cc8d197 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
@@ -500,6 +500,7 @@ static int panel_simple_probe(struct device *dev, const struct panel_desc *desc)
 	struct panel_simple *panel;
 	struct display_timing dt;
 	struct device_node *ddc;
+	u32 bus_flags;
 	int err;
 
 	panel = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*panel), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -549,8 +550,12 @@ static int panel_simple_probe(struct device *dev, const struct panel_desc *desc)
 			panel_simple_parse_panel_timing_node(dev, panel, &dt);
 	}
 
-	if (desc->connector_type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_LVDS) {
-		/* Catch common mistakes for LVDS panels. */
+	/* Catch common mistakes for panels. */
+	switch (desc->connector_type) {
+	case 0:
+		dev_warn(dev, "Specify missing connector_type\n");
+		break;
+	case DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_LVDS:
 		WARN_ON(desc->bus_flags &
 			~(DRM_BUS_FLAG_DE_LOW |
 			  DRM_BUS_FLAG_DE_HIGH |
@@ -564,6 +569,38 @@ static int panel_simple_probe(struct device *dev, const struct panel_desc *desc)
 		WARN_ON((desc->bus_format == MEDIA_BUS_FMT_RGB888_1X7X4_SPWG ||
 			 desc->bus_format == MEDIA_BUS_FMT_RGB888_1X7X4_JEIDA) &&
 			desc->bpc != 8);
+		break;
+	case DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_eDP:
+		if (desc->bus_format == 0)
+			dev_warn(dev, "Specify missing bus_format\n");
+		if (desc->bpc != 6 && desc->bpc != 8)
+			dev_warn(dev, "Expected bpc in {6,8} but got: %u\n", desc->bpc);
+		break;
+	case DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DSI:
+		if (desc->bpc != 6 && desc->bpc != 8)
+			dev_warn(dev, "Expected bpc in {6,8} but got: %u\n", desc->bpc);
+		break;
+	case DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DPI:
+		bus_flags = DRM_BUS_FLAG_DE_LOW |
+			    DRM_BUS_FLAG_DE_HIGH |
+			    DRM_BUS_FLAG_PIXDATA_SAMPLE_POSEDGE |
+			    DRM_BUS_FLAG_PIXDATA_SAMPLE_NEGEDGE |
+			    DRM_BUS_FLAG_DATA_MSB_TO_LSB |
+			    DRM_BUS_FLAG_DATA_LSB_TO_MSB |
+			    DRM_BUS_FLAG_SYNC_SAMPLE_POSEDGE |
+			    DRM_BUS_FLAG_SYNC_SAMPLE_NEGEDGE;
+		if (desc->bus_flags & ~bus_flags)
+			dev_warn(dev, "Unexpected bus_flags(%d)\n", desc->bus_flags & ~bus_flags);
+		if (!(desc->bus_flags & bus_flags))
+			dev_warn(dev, "Specify missing bus_flags\n");
+		if (desc->bus_format == 0)
+			dev_warn(dev, "Specify missing bus_format\n");
+		if (desc->bpc != 6 && desc->bpc != 8)
+			dev_warn(dev, "Expected bpc in {6,8} but got: %u\n", desc->bpc);
+		break;
+	default:
+		dev_warn(dev, "Specify a valid connector_type: %d\n", desc->connector_type);
+		break;
 	}
 
 	drm_panel_init(&panel->base, dev, &panel_simple_funcs,