struct drm_dp_mst_port *port,
                                  int offset, int size, u8 *bytes);
 
-static int drm_dp_send_link_address(struct drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr *mgr,
-                                   struct drm_dp_mst_branch *mstb);
+static void drm_dp_send_link_address(struct drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr *mgr,
+                                    struct drm_dp_mst_branch *mstb);
 static int drm_dp_send_enum_path_resources(struct drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr *mgr,
                                           struct drm_dp_mst_branch *mstb,
                                           struct drm_dp_mst_port *port);
                drm_dp_port_teardown_pdt(port, old_pdt);
 
                ret = drm_dp_port_setup_pdt(port);
-               if (ret == true) {
+               if (ret == true)
                        drm_dp_send_link_address(mstb->mgr, port->mstb);
-                       port->mstb->link_address_sent = true;
-               }
        }
 
        if (created && !port->input) {
 {
        struct drm_dp_mst_port *port;
        struct drm_dp_mst_branch *mstb_child;
-       if (!mstb->link_address_sent) {
+       if (!mstb->link_address_sent)
                drm_dp_send_link_address(mgr, mstb);
-               mstb->link_address_sent = true;
-       }
+
        list_for_each_entry(port, &mstb->ports, next) {
                if (port->input)
                        continue;
        mutex_unlock(&mgr->qlock);
 }
 
-static int drm_dp_send_link_address(struct drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr *mgr,
-                                   struct drm_dp_mst_branch *mstb)
+static void drm_dp_send_link_address(struct drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr *mgr,
+                                    struct drm_dp_mst_branch *mstb)
 {
        int len;
        struct drm_dp_sideband_msg_tx *txmsg;
 
        txmsg = kzalloc(sizeof(*txmsg), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!txmsg)
-               return -ENOMEM;
+               return;
 
        txmsg->dst = mstb;
        len = build_link_address(txmsg);
 
+       mstb->link_address_sent = true;
        drm_dp_queue_down_tx(mgr, txmsg);
 
        ret = drm_dp_mst_wait_tx_reply(mstb, txmsg);
                        }
                        (*mgr->cbs->hotplug)(mgr);
                }
-       } else
+       } else {
+               mstb->link_address_sent = false;
                DRM_DEBUG_KMS("link address failed %d\n", ret);
+       }
 
        kfree(txmsg);
-       return 0;
 }
 
 static int drm_dp_send_enum_path_resources(struct drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr *mgr,