diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/adv7511/adv7511_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/adv7511/adv7511_drv.c
index 2662f28f8007..f45cdca9cce5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/adv7511/adv7511_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/adv7511/adv7511_drv.c
@@ -902,17 +902,14 @@ static int adv7511_bridge_attach(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 				 enum drm_bridge_attach_flags flags)
 {
 	struct adv7511 *adv = bridge_to_adv7511(bridge);
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (flags & DRM_BRIDGE_ATTACH_NO_CONNECTOR) {
-		DRM_ERROR("Fix bridge driver to make connector optional!");
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (!(flags & DRM_BRIDGE_ATTACH_NO_CONNECTOR)) {
+		ret = adv7511_connector_init(adv);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = adv7511_connector_init(adv);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
 	if (adv->type == ADV7533 || adv->type == ADV7535)
 		ret = adv7533_attach_dsi(adv);