diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_audio.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_audio.c
index 8118130a3220f..035e230201fd9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_audio.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_audio.c
@@ -284,8 +284,10 @@ int msm_dp_audio_prepare(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 	 * such cases check for connection status and bail out if not
 	 * connected.
 	 */
-	if (!msm_dp_display->active_stream_cnt)
+	if (!msm_dp_display->active_stream_cnt) {
+		rc = -EINVAL;
 		goto end;
+	}
 
 	audio = msm_dp_audio_get_data(msm_dp_display);
 	if (IS_ERR(audio)) {