diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/imx/imx8qxp-pixel-link.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/imx/imx8qxp-pixel-link.c
index 0c5ed06eee1b..91e4f4d55469 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/imx/imx8qxp-pixel-link.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/imx/imx8qxp-pixel-link.c
@@ -256,8 +256,7 @@ static int imx8qxp_pixel_link_disable_all_controls(struct imx8qxp_pixel_link *pl
 	return imx8qxp_pixel_link_disable_sync(pl);
 }
 
-static struct drm_bridge *
-imx8qxp_pixel_link_find_next_bridge(struct imx8qxp_pixel_link *pl)
+static int imx8qxp_pixel_link_find_next_bridge(struct imx8qxp_pixel_link *pl)
 {
 	struct device_node *np = pl->dev->of_node;
 	struct device_node *port;
@@ -282,7 +281,7 @@ imx8qxp_pixel_link_find_next_bridge(struct imx8qxp_pixel_link *pl)
 
 	if (!found_port) {
 		DRM_DEV_ERROR(pl->dev, "no available output port\n");
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	for (reg = 0; reg < PL_MAX_NEXT_BRIDGES; reg++) {
@@ -300,7 +299,7 @@ imx8qxp_pixel_link_find_next_bridge(struct imx8qxp_pixel_link *pl)
 
 		struct drm_bridge *next_bridge = of_drm_find_bridge(remote);
 		if (!next_bridge)
-			return ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
+			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 
 		/*
 		 * Select the next bridge with companion PXL2DPI if
@@ -311,8 +310,9 @@ imx8qxp_pixel_link_find_next_bridge(struct imx8qxp_pixel_link *pl)
 	}
 
 	pl->mst_addr = port_id - 1;
+	pl->next_bridge = selected_bridge;
 
-	return selected_bridge;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int imx8qxp_pixel_link_bridge_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
@@ -368,9 +368,9 @@ static int imx8qxp_pixel_link_bridge_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	pl->next_bridge = imx8qxp_pixel_link_find_next_bridge(pl);
-	if (IS_ERR(pl->next_bridge))
-		return PTR_ERR(pl->next_bridge);
+	ret = imx8qxp_pixel_link_find_next_bridge(pl);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, pl);