diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ite-it66121.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ite-it66121.c
index 4f6f1deba28c..9d7f3c99748b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ite-it66121.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ite-it66121.c
@@ -1464,10 +1464,14 @@ static int it66121_audio_get_eld(struct device *dev, void *data,
 	struct it66121_ctx *ctx = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
 	mutex_lock(&ctx->lock);
-
-	memcpy(buf, ctx->connector->eld,
-	       min(sizeof(ctx->connector->eld), len));
-
+	if (!ctx->connector) {
+		/* Pass en empty ELD if connector not available */
+		dev_dbg(dev, "No connector present, passing empty EDID data");
+		memset(buf, 0, len);
+	} else {
+		memcpy(buf, ctx->connector->eld,
+		       min(sizeof(ctx->connector->eld), len));
+	}
 	mutex_unlock(&ctx->lock);
 
 	return 0;