diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
index bff27b7c5b62..07a502fd6773 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
@@ -3497,7 +3497,7 @@ intel_dp_link_down(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
 	intel_dp->DP = DP;
 }
 
-static bool
+bool
 intel_dp_read_dpcd(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
 {
 	if (drm_dp_dpcd_read(&intel_dp->aux, 0x000, intel_dp->dpcd,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index 65ebe92e0e96..b9583268aafb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -1467,6 +1467,8 @@ static inline unsigned int intel_dp_unused_lane_mask(int lane_count)
 	return ~((1 << lane_count) - 1) & 0xf;
 }
 
+bool intel_dp_read_dpcd(struct intel_dp *intel_dp);
+
 /* intel_dp_aux_backlight.c */
 int intel_dp_aux_init_backlight_funcs(struct intel_connector *intel_connector);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lspcon.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lspcon.c
index 632149c6b3ad..23b817acd99d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lspcon.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lspcon.c
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ bool lspcon_init(struct intel_digital_port *intel_dig_port)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (!intel_dp_read_dpcd(dp)) {
+		DRM_ERROR("LSPCON DPCD read failed\n");
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("Success: LSPCON init\n");
 	return true;
 }