diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ti-sn65dsi86.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ti-sn65dsi86.c
index 22d38df27a11..f27306c51e4d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ti-sn65dsi86.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ti-sn65dsi86.c
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ static ssize_t ti_sn_aux_transfer(struct drm_dp_aux *aux,
 				  struct drm_dp_aux_msg *msg)
 {
 	struct ti_sn_bridge *pdata = aux_to_ti_sn_bridge(aux);
-	u32 request = msg->request & ~DP_AUX_I2C_MOT;
+	u32 request = msg->request & ~(DP_AUX_I2C_MOT | DP_AUX_I2C_WRITE_STATUS_UPDATE);
 	u32 request_val = AUX_CMD_REQ(msg->request);
 	u8 *buf = msg->buffer;
 	unsigned int len = msg->size;
@@ -895,6 +895,8 @@ static ssize_t ti_sn_aux_transfer(struct drm_dp_aux *aux,
 	case DP_AUX_NATIVE_READ:
 	case DP_AUX_I2C_READ:
 		regmap_write(pdata->regmap, SN_AUX_CMD_REG, request_val);
+		/* Assume it's good */
+		msg->reply = 0;
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -926,10 +928,33 @@ static ssize_t ti_sn_aux_transfer(struct drm_dp_aux *aux,
 	ret = regmap_read(pdata->regmap, SN_AUX_CMD_STATUS_REG, &val);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
-	else if ((val & AUX_IRQ_STATUS_NAT_I2C_FAIL)
-		 || (val & AUX_IRQ_STATUS_AUX_RPLY_TOUT)
-		 || (val & AUX_IRQ_STATUS_AUX_SHORT))
-		return -ENXIO;
+
+	if (val & AUX_IRQ_STATUS_AUX_RPLY_TOUT) {
+		/*
+		 * The hardware tried the message seven times per the DP spec
+		 * but it hit a timeout. We ignore defers here because they're
+		 * handled in hardware.
+		 */
+		return -ETIMEDOUT;
+	}
+
+	if (val & AUX_IRQ_STATUS_AUX_SHORT) {
+		ret = regmap_read(pdata->regmap, SN_AUX_LENGTH_REG, &len);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	} else if (val & AUX_IRQ_STATUS_NAT_I2C_FAIL) {
+		switch (request) {
+		case DP_AUX_I2C_WRITE:
+		case DP_AUX_I2C_READ:
+			msg->reply |= DP_AUX_I2C_REPLY_NACK;
+			break;
+		case DP_AUX_NATIVE_READ:
+		case DP_AUX_NATIVE_WRITE:
+			msg->reply |= DP_AUX_NATIVE_REPLY_NACK;
+			break;
+		}
+		return 0;
+	}
 
 	if (request == DP_AUX_NATIVE_WRITE || request == DP_AUX_I2C_WRITE ||
 	    len == 0)