diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_audio.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_audio.c
index b9aea5776d3d..72db2b41e96d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_audio.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_audio.c
@@ -367,10 +367,10 @@ static void radeon_audio_write_sad_regs(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 		return;
 
 	sad_count = drm_edid_to_sad(radeon_connector_edid(connector), &sads);
-	if (sad_count <= 0) {
+	if (sad_count < 0)
 		DRM_ERROR("Couldn't read SADs: %d\n", sad_count);
+	if (sad_count <= 0)
 		return;
-	}
 	BUG_ON(!sads);
 
 	if (radeon_encoder->audio && radeon_encoder->audio->write_sad_regs)