diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_encoder.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_encoder.c
index 61714e9670ae..0bbb9c59622e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_encoder.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_encoder.c
@@ -139,11 +139,16 @@ static void omap_encoder_enable(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 	struct omap_encoder *omap_encoder = to_omap_encoder(encoder);
 	struct omap_dss_device *dssdev = omap_encoder->dssdev;
 	struct omap_dss_driver *dssdrv = dssdev->driver;
+	int r;
 
 	omap_encoder_update(encoder, omap_crtc_channel(encoder->crtc),
 			    omap_crtc_timings(encoder->crtc));
 
-	dssdrv->enable(dssdev);
+	r = dssdrv->enable(dssdev);
+	if (r)
+		dev_err(encoder->dev->dev,
+			"Failed to enable display '%s': %d\n",
+			dssdev->name, r);
 }
 
 static int omap_encoder_atomic_check(struct drm_encoder *encoder,