diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
index 7b630e9a0115e..689b832f7551e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
@@ -2638,7 +2638,6 @@ intel_dp_complete_link_train(struct intel_dp *intel_dp)
 
 		if (cr_tries > 5) {
 			DRM_ERROR("failed to train DP, aborting\n");
-			intel_dp_link_down(intel_dp);
 			break;
 		}