diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_hdcp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_hdcp.c
index 77650677ba6f..9248536e4906 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_hdcp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_hdcp.c
@@ -1911,7 +1911,8 @@ static int hdcp2_authenticate_and_encrypt(struct intel_connector *connector)
 		}
 	}
 
-	ret = hdcp2_enable_stream_encryption(connector);
+	if (!ret)
+		ret = hdcp2_enable_stream_encryption(connector);
 
 	return ret;
 }