struct drm_connector *connector;
        struct device_node *remote = NULL;
        struct device_node  *port, *endpoint;
-       int ret;
+       int ret = 0, child_count = 0;
        const char *name;
        u32 endpoint_id;
 
                return -EINVAL;
        }
        for_each_child_of_node(port, endpoint) {
+               child_count++;
                of_property_read_u32(endpoint, "reg", &endpoint_id);
                ret = drm_of_find_panel_or_bridge(dev->of_node, 1, endpoint_id,
                                                  &lvds->panel, &lvds->bridge);
                if (!ret)
                        break;
        }
-       if (ret) {
+       if (!child_count) {
+               DRM_DEV_ERROR(dev, "lvds port does not have any children\n");
+               ret = -EINVAL;
+               goto err_put_port;
+       } else if (ret) {
                DRM_DEV_ERROR(dev, "failed to find panel and bridge node\n");
-               ret  = -EPROBE_DEFER;
+               ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
                goto err_put_port;
        }
        if (lvds->panel)