diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
index 9f637e360755..858404915851 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
@@ -9746,6 +9746,7 @@ static int amdgpu_dm_atomic_check(struct drm_device *dev,
 		ret = compute_mst_dsc_configs_for_state(state, dm_state->context, vars);
 		if (ret) {
 			DRM_DEBUG_DRIVER("compute_mst_dsc_configs_for_state() failed\n");
+			ret = -EINVAL;
 			goto fail;
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_mst_types.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_mst_types.c
index df74bc88e460..e2f9141d6d93 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_mst_types.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_mst_types.c
@@ -1368,6 +1368,7 @@ int pre_validate_dsc(struct drm_atomic_state *state,
 	ret = pre_compute_mst_dsc_configs_for_state(state, local_dc_state, vars);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		DRM_INFO_ONCE("pre_compute_mst_dsc_configs_for_state() failed\n");
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto clean_exit;
 	}