diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/dce3_1_afmt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/dce3_1_afmt.c
index 6b1dbecdd36d..2fe8cfc966d9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/dce3_1_afmt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/dce3_1_afmt.c
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ static void dce3_2_afmt_write_speaker_allocation(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 
 	sad_count = drm_edid_to_speaker_allocation(radeon_connector->edid, &sadb);
 	if (sad_count < 0) {
-		DRM_ERROR("Couldn't read Speaker Allocation Data Block: %d\n", sad_count);
-		return;
+		DRM_DEBUG("Couldn't read Speaker Allocation Data Block: %d\n", sad_count);
+		sad_count = 0;
 	}
 
 	/* program the speaker allocation */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/dce6_afmt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/dce6_afmt.c
index 960a5f0f042f..f312edf4d50e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/dce6_afmt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/dce6_afmt.c
@@ -176,9 +176,9 @@ void dce6_afmt_write_speaker_allocation(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 	}
 
 	sad_count = drm_edid_to_speaker_allocation(radeon_connector_edid(connector), &sadb);
-	if (sad_count <= 0) {
-		DRM_ERROR("Couldn't read Speaker Allocation Data Block: %d\n", sad_count);
-		return;
+	if (sad_count < 0) {
+		DRM_DEBUG("Couldn't read Speaker Allocation Data Block: %d\n", sad_count);
+		sad_count = 0;
 	}
 
 	/* program the speaker allocation */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_hdmi.c
index f6a5c3026f85..53abd9b17a50 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_hdmi.c
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ static void dce4_afmt_write_speaker_allocation(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 	}
 
 	sad_count = drm_edid_to_speaker_allocation(radeon_connector_edid(connector), &sadb);
-	if (sad_count <= 0) {
-		DRM_ERROR("Couldn't read Speaker Allocation Data Block: %d\n", sad_count);
-		return;
+	if (sad_count < 0) {
+		DRM_DEBUG("Couldn't read Speaker Allocation Data Block: %d\n", sad_count);
+		sad_count = 0;
 	}
 
 	/* program the speaker allocation */