diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 8b7b8b64b0086..6e0d8283daa66 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -10542,7 +10542,8 @@ bool intel_get_load_detect_pipe(struct drm_connector *connector,
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
-	if (drm_atomic_commit(state)) {
+	ret = drm_atomic_commit(state);
+	if (ret) {
 		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("failed to set mode on load-detect pipe\n");
 		goto fail;
 	}