diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lontium-lt8912b.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lontium-lt8912b.c
index a98efef0ba0e..1b74a913f1b8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lontium-lt8912b.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lontium-lt8912b.c
@@ -659,8 +659,8 @@ static int lt8912_parse_dt(struct lt8912 *lt)
 
 	lt->hdmi_port = of_drm_find_bridge(port_node);
 	if (!lt->hdmi_port) {
-		dev_err(lt->dev, "%s: Failed to get hdmi port\n", __func__);
-		ret = -ENODEV;
+		ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
+		dev_err_probe(lt->dev, ret, "%s: Failed to get hdmi port\n", __func__);
 		goto err_free_host_node;
 	}