diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c
index e814020bbcd3..cfbe020de54e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c
@@ -274,19 +274,24 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_panel_disable);
  * The modes probed from the panel are automatically added to the connector
  * that the panel is attached to.
  *
- * Return: The number of modes available from the panel on success or a
- * negative error code on failure.
+ * Return: The number of modes available from the panel on success, or 0 on
+ * failure (no modes).
  */
 int drm_panel_get_modes(struct drm_panel *panel,
 			struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
 	if (!panel)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return 0;
 
-	if (panel->funcs && panel->funcs->get_modes)
-		return panel->funcs->get_modes(panel, connector);
+	if (panel->funcs && panel->funcs->get_modes) {
+		int num;
 
-	return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+		num = panel->funcs->get_modes(panel, connector);
+		if (num > 0)
+			return num;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_panel_get_modes);