diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_connectors.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_connectors.c
index 2ef6d51..5f45fa1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_connectors.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_connectors.c
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@
 	if (router->ddc_valid || router->cd_valid) {
 		radeon_connector->router_bus = radeon_i2c_lookup(rdev, &router->i2c_info);
 		if (!radeon_connector->router_bus)
-			goto failed;
+			DRM_ERROR("Failed to assign router i2c bus! Check dmesg for i2c errors.\n");
 	}
 	switch (connector_type) {
 	case DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_VGA:
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@
 		if (i2c_bus->valid) {
 			radeon_connector->ddc_bus = radeon_i2c_lookup(rdev, i2c_bus);
 			if (!radeon_connector->ddc_bus)
-				goto failed;
+				DRM_ERROR("VGA: Failed to assign ddc bus! Check dmesg for i2c errors.\n");
 		}
 		radeon_connector->dac_load_detect = true;
 		drm_connector_attach_property(&radeon_connector->base,
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@
 		if (i2c_bus->valid) {
 			radeon_connector->ddc_bus = radeon_i2c_lookup(rdev, i2c_bus);
 			if (!radeon_connector->ddc_bus)
-				goto failed;
+				DRM_ERROR("DVIA: Failed to assign ddc bus! Check dmesg for i2c errors.\n");
 		}
 		radeon_connector->dac_load_detect = true;
 		drm_connector_attach_property(&radeon_connector->base,
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@
 		if (i2c_bus->valid) {
 			radeon_connector->ddc_bus = radeon_i2c_lookup(rdev, i2c_bus);
 			if (!radeon_connector->ddc_bus)
-				goto failed;
+				DRM_ERROR("DVI: Failed to assign ddc bus! Check dmesg for i2c errors.\n");
 		}
 		subpixel_order = SubPixelHorizontalRGB;
 		drm_connector_attach_property(&radeon_connector->base,
@@ -1290,7 +1290,7 @@
 		if (i2c_bus->valid) {
 			radeon_connector->ddc_bus = radeon_i2c_lookup(rdev, i2c_bus);
 			if (!radeon_connector->ddc_bus)
-				goto failed;
+				DRM_ERROR("HDMI: Failed to assign ddc bus! Check dmesg for i2c errors.\n");
 		}
 		drm_connector_attach_property(&radeon_connector->base,
 					      rdev->mode_info.coherent_mode_property,
@@ -1329,10 +1329,10 @@
 			else
 				radeon_dig_connector->dp_i2c_bus = radeon_i2c_create_dp(dev, i2c_bus, "DP-auxch");
 			if (!radeon_dig_connector->dp_i2c_bus)
-				goto failed;
+				DRM_ERROR("DP: Failed to assign dp ddc bus! Check dmesg for i2c errors.\n");
 			radeon_connector->ddc_bus = radeon_i2c_lookup(rdev, i2c_bus);
 			if (!radeon_connector->ddc_bus)
-				goto failed;
+				DRM_ERROR("DP: Failed to assign ddc bus! Check dmesg for i2c errors.\n");
 		}
 		subpixel_order = SubPixelHorizontalRGB;
 		drm_connector_attach_property(&radeon_connector->base,
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@
 		if (i2c_bus->valid) {
 			radeon_connector->ddc_bus = radeon_i2c_lookup(rdev, i2c_bus);
 			if (!radeon_connector->ddc_bus)
-				goto failed;
+				DRM_ERROR("LVDS: Failed to assign ddc bus! Check dmesg for i2c errors.\n");
 		}
 		drm_connector_attach_property(&radeon_connector->base,
 					      dev->mode_config.scaling_mode_property,
@@ -1457,7 +1457,7 @@
 		if (i2c_bus->valid) {
 			radeon_connector->ddc_bus = radeon_i2c_lookup(rdev, i2c_bus);
 			if (!radeon_connector->ddc_bus)
-				goto failed;
+				DRM_ERROR("VGA: Failed to assign ddc bus! Check dmesg for i2c errors.\n");
 		}
 		radeon_connector->dac_load_detect = true;
 		drm_connector_attach_property(&radeon_connector->base,
@@ -1475,7 +1475,7 @@
 		if (i2c_bus->valid) {
 			radeon_connector->ddc_bus = radeon_i2c_lookup(rdev, i2c_bus);
 			if (!radeon_connector->ddc_bus)
-				goto failed;
+				DRM_ERROR("DVIA: Failed to assign ddc bus! Check dmesg for i2c errors.\n");
 		}
 		radeon_connector->dac_load_detect = true;
 		drm_connector_attach_property(&radeon_connector->base,
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@
 		if (i2c_bus->valid) {
 			radeon_connector->ddc_bus = radeon_i2c_lookup(rdev, i2c_bus);
 			if (!radeon_connector->ddc_bus)
-				goto failed;
+				DRM_ERROR("DVI: Failed to assign ddc bus! Check dmesg for i2c errors.\n");
 		}
 		if (connector_type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DVII) {
 			radeon_connector->dac_load_detect = true;
@@ -1538,7 +1538,7 @@
 		if (i2c_bus->valid) {
 			radeon_connector->ddc_bus = radeon_i2c_lookup(rdev, i2c_bus);
 			if (!radeon_connector->ddc_bus)
-				goto failed;
+				DRM_ERROR("LVDS: Failed to assign ddc bus! Check dmesg for i2c errors.\n");
 		}
 		drm_connector_attach_property(&radeon_connector->base,
 					      dev->mode_config.scaling_mode_property,
@@ -1567,9 +1567,4 @@
 				radeon_legacy_backlight_init(radeon_encoder, connector);
 		}
 	}
-	return;
-
-failed:
-	drm_connector_cleanup(connector);
-	kfree(connector);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_i2c.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_i2c.c
index ccbabf7..983cbac 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_i2c.c
@@ -1096,6 +1096,9 @@
 	if (!radeon_connector->router.ddc_valid)
 		return;
 
+	if (!radeon_connector->router_bus)
+		return;
+
 	radeon_i2c_get_byte(radeon_connector->router_bus,
 			    radeon_connector->router.i2c_addr,
 			    0x3, &val);
@@ -1121,6 +1124,9 @@
 	if (!radeon_connector->router.cd_valid)
 		return;
 
+	if (!radeon_connector->router_bus)
+		return;
+
 	radeon_i2c_get_byte(radeon_connector->router_bus,
 			    radeon_connector->router.i2c_addr,
 			    0x3, &val);