diff --git a/msm/dp/dp_display.c b/msm/dp/dp_display.c
index bc21379de2..addfb38cd1 100644
--- a/msm/dp/dp_display.c
+++ b/msm/dp/dp_display.c
@@ -732,6 +732,7 @@ static void dp_display_send_hpd_event(struct dp_display_private *dp)
 	char name[HPD_STRING_SIZE], status[HPD_STRING_SIZE],
 		bpp[HPD_STRING_SIZE], pattern[HPD_STRING_SIZE];
 	char *envp[5];
+	int rc = 0;
 
 	if (dp->mst.mst_active) {
 		DP_DEBUG("skip notification for mst mode\n");
@@ -757,6 +758,11 @@ static void dp_display_send_hpd_event(struct dp_display_private *dp)
 
 	dev = connector->dev;
 
+	if (dp->debug->skip_uevent) {
+		DP_INFO("skipping uevent\n");
+		goto update_state;
+	}
+
 	snprintf(name, HPD_STRING_SIZE, "name=%s", connector->name);
 	snprintf(status, HPD_STRING_SIZE, "status=%s",
 		drm_get_connector_status_name(connector->status));
@@ -766,16 +772,17 @@ static void dp_display_send_hpd_event(struct dp_display_private *dp)
 	snprintf(pattern, HPD_STRING_SIZE, "pattern=%d",
 		dp->link->test_video.test_video_pattern);
 
-	DP_DEBUG("[%s]:[%s] [%s] [%s]\n", name, status, bpp, pattern);
+	DP_INFO("[%s]:[%s] [%s] [%s]\n", name, status, bpp, pattern);
 	envp[0] = name;
 	envp[1] = status;
 	envp[2] = bpp;
 	envp[3] = pattern;
 	envp[4] = NULL;
-	if (!dp->debug->skip_uevent)
-		kobject_uevent_env(&dev->primary->kdev->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE,
-				envp);
 
+	rc = kobject_uevent_env(&dev->primary->kdev->kobj, KOBJ_CHANGE, envp);
+	DP_INFO("uevent %s: %d\n", rc ? "failure" : "success", rc);
+
+update_state:
 	if (connector->status == connector_status_connected) {
 		dp_display_state_add(DP_STATE_CONNECT_NOTIFIED);
 		dp_display_state_remove(DP_STATE_DISCONNECT_NOTIFIED);