diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-edp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-edp.c
index 62bc6e1a6cfc..d29bacf25c12 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-edp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-edp.c
@@ -944,8 +944,14 @@ static int panel_edp_probe(struct device *dev, const struct panel_desc *desc,
 		err = drm_panel_dp_aux_backlight(&panel->base, panel->aux);
 		pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(dev);
 		pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(dev);
+
+		/*
+		 * Warn if we get an error, but don't consider it fatal. Having
+		 * a panel where we can't control the backlight is better than
+		 * no panel.
+		 */
 		if (err)
-			goto err_finished_pm_runtime;
+			dev_warn(dev, "failed to register dp aux backlight: %d\n", err);
 	}
 
 	drm_panel_add(&panel->base);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-samsung-atna33xc20.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-samsung-atna33xc20.c
index 9c336c71562b..6828a4f24d14 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-samsung-atna33xc20.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-samsung-atna33xc20.c
@@ -328,9 +328,14 @@ static int atana33xc20_probe(struct dp_aux_ep_device *aux_ep)
 	ret = drm_panel_dp_aux_backlight(&panel->base, aux_ep->aux);
 	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(dev);
 	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(dev);
+
+	/*
+	 * Warn if we get an error, but don't consider it fatal. Having
+	 * a panel where we can't control the backlight is better than
+	 * no panel.
+	 */
 	if (ret)
-		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret,
-				     "failed to register dp aux backlight\n");
+		dev_warn(dev, "failed to register dp aux backlight: %d\n", ret);
 
 	drm_panel_add(&panel->base);