diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/imx/imx8qxp-pxl2dpi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/imx/imx8qxp-pxl2dpi.c
index 441fd32dc91c..d64e328bf542 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/imx/imx8qxp-pxl2dpi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/imx/imx8qxp-pxl2dpi.c
@@ -222,52 +222,58 @@ static const struct drm_bridge_funcs imx8qxp_pxl2dpi_bridge_funcs = {
 			imx8qxp_pxl2dpi_bridge_atomic_get_output_bus_fmts,
 };
 
-static struct device_node *
+static int
 imx8qxp_pxl2dpi_get_available_ep_from_port(struct imx8qxp_pxl2dpi *p2d,
-					   u32 port_id)
+					   u32 port_id,
+					   struct device_node **ep)
 {
-	struct device_node *port, *ep;
+	struct device_node *port;
+	int ret = 0;
 	int ep_cnt;
 
+	*ep = NULL;
+
 	port = of_graph_get_port_by_id(p2d->dev->of_node, port_id);
 	if (!port) {
 		DRM_DEV_ERROR(p2d->dev, "failed to get port@%u\n", port_id);
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
 	ep_cnt = of_get_available_child_count(port);
 	if (ep_cnt == 0) {
 		DRM_DEV_ERROR(p2d->dev, "no available endpoints of port@%u\n",
 			      port_id);
-		ep = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto out;
 	} else if (ep_cnt > 1) {
 		DRM_DEV_ERROR(p2d->dev,
 			      "invalid available endpoints of port@%u\n",
 			      port_id);
-		ep = ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	ep = of_get_next_available_child(port, NULL);
-	if (!ep) {
+	*ep = of_get_next_available_child(port, NULL);
+	if (!*ep) {
 		DRM_DEV_ERROR(p2d->dev,
 			      "failed to get available endpoint of port@%u\n",
 			      port_id);
-		ep = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+		ret = -ENODEV;
 		goto out;
 	}
 out:
 	of_node_put(port);
-	return ep;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int imx8qxp_pxl2dpi_find_next_bridge(struct imx8qxp_pxl2dpi *p2d)
 {
-	struct device_node *ep __free(device_node) =
-		imx8qxp_pxl2dpi_get_available_ep_from_port(p2d, 1);
-	if (IS_ERR(ep))
-		return PTR_ERR(ep);
+	struct device_node *ep __free(device_node) = NULL;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = imx8qxp_pxl2dpi_get_available_ep_from_port(p2d, 1, &ep);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	struct device_node *remote __free(device_node) = of_graph_get_remote_port_parent(ep);
 	if (!remote || !of_device_is_available(remote)) {
@@ -291,9 +297,9 @@ static int imx8qxp_pxl2dpi_set_pixel_link_sel(struct imx8qxp_pxl2dpi *p2d)
 	struct of_endpoint endpoint;
 	int ret;
 
-	ep = imx8qxp_pxl2dpi_get_available_ep_from_port(p2d, 0);
-	if (IS_ERR(ep))
-		return PTR_ERR(ep);
+	ret = imx8qxp_pxl2dpi_get_available_ep_from_port(p2d, 0, &ep);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	ret = of_graph_parse_endpoint(ep, &endpoint);
 	if (ret) {