diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_ctrl.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_ctrl.c
index 103eef9f059a..b20701893e5b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_ctrl.c
@@ -133,11 +133,6 @@ static void dp_ctrl_config_ctrl(struct dp_ctrl_private *ctrl)
 	tbd = dp_link_get_test_bits_depth(ctrl->link,
 			ctrl->panel->dp_mode.bpp);
 
-	if (tbd == DP_TEST_BIT_DEPTH_UNKNOWN) {
-		pr_debug("BIT_DEPTH not set. Configure default\n");
-		tbd = DP_TEST_BIT_DEPTH_8;
-	}
-
 	config |= tbd << DP_CONFIGURATION_CTRL_BPC_SHIFT;
 
 	/* Num of Lanes */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_link.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_link.c
index cb66d1126ea9..3c7884c85f61 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_link.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_link.c
@@ -1172,6 +1172,9 @@ void dp_link_reset_phy_params_vx_px(struct dp_link *dp_link)
 u32 dp_link_get_test_bits_depth(struct dp_link *dp_link, u32 bpp)
 {
 	u32 tbd;
+	struct dp_link_private *link;
+
+	link = container_of(dp_link, struct dp_link_private, dp_link);
 
 	/*
 	 * Few simplistic rules and assumptions made here:
@@ -1189,12 +1192,13 @@ u32 dp_link_get_test_bits_depth(struct dp_link *dp_link, u32 bpp)
 		tbd = DP_TEST_BIT_DEPTH_10;
 		break;
 	default:
-		tbd = DP_TEST_BIT_DEPTH_UNKNOWN;
+		drm_dbg_dp(link->drm_dev, "bpp=%d not supported, use bpc=8\n",
+			   bpp);
+		tbd = DP_TEST_BIT_DEPTH_8;
 		break;
 	}
 
-	if (tbd != DP_TEST_BIT_DEPTH_UNKNOWN)
-		tbd = (tbd >> DP_TEST_BIT_DEPTH_SHIFT);
+	tbd = (tbd >> DP_TEST_BIT_DEPTH_SHIFT);
 
 	return tbd;
 }