diff --git a/msm/dp/dp_display.c b/msm/dp/dp_display.c
index 34e5e71bfa..e5c42a96be 100644
--- a/msm/dp/dp_display.c
+++ b/msm/dp/dp_display.c
@@ -1604,6 +1604,7 @@ static void dp_display_attention_work(struct work_struct *work)
 {
 	struct dp_display_private *dp = container_of(work,
 			struct dp_display_private, attention_work);
+	int rc = 0;
 
 	SDE_EVT32_EXTERNAL(SDE_EVTLOG_FUNC_ENTRY, dp->state);
 	mutex_lock(&dp->session_lock);
@@ -1673,16 +1674,20 @@ static void dp_display_attention_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		if (dp->link->sink_request & DP_TEST_LINK_TRAINING) {
 			SDE_EVT32_EXTERNAL(dp->state, DP_TEST_LINK_TRAINING);
 			dp->link->send_test_response(dp->link);
-			dp->ctrl->link_maintenance(dp->ctrl);
+			rc = dp->ctrl->link_maintenance(dp->ctrl);
 		}
 
 		if (dp->link->sink_request & DP_LINK_STATUS_UPDATED) {
 			SDE_EVT32_EXTERNAL(dp->state, DP_LINK_STATUS_UPDATED);
-			dp->ctrl->link_maintenance(dp->ctrl);
+			rc = dp->ctrl->link_maintenance(dp->ctrl);
 		}
 
-		dp_audio_enable(dp, true);
+		if (!rc)
+			dp_audio_enable(dp, true);
+
 		mutex_unlock(&dp->session_lock);
+		if (rc)
+			goto exit;
 
 		if (dp->link->sink_request & (DP_TEST_LINK_PHY_TEST_PATTERN |
 			DP_TEST_LINK_TRAINING))