diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_ddi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_ddi.c
index cec578efc4bd..027cc4cc38d9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_ddi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_ddi.c
@@ -4300,9 +4300,8 @@ void intel_ddi_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, enum port port)
 	if (intel_phy_is_snps(dev_priv, phy) &&
 	    dev_priv->snps_phy_failed_calibration & BIT(phy)) {
 		drm_dbg_kms(&dev_priv->drm,
-			    "SNPS PHY %c failed to calibrate; output will not be used.\n",
+			    "SNPS PHY %c failed to calibrate, proceeding anyway\n",
 			    phy_name(phy));
-		return;
 	}
 
 	dig_port = kzalloc(sizeof(*dig_port), GFP_KERNEL);