diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 907603cba447..68ec47b378ac 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -3194,7 +3194,7 @@ void intel_hpd_irq_handler(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 void intel_hpd_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void intel_hpd_init_work(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 void intel_hpd_cancel_work(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
-bool intel_hpd_pin_to_port(enum hpd_pin pin, enum port *port);
+enum port intel_hpd_pin_to_port(enum hpd_pin pin);
 bool intel_hpd_disable(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, enum hpd_pin pin);
 void intel_hpd_enable(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, enum hpd_pin pin);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index 196caa463edf..58262380dcb8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -1501,7 +1501,8 @@ static void intel_get_hpd_pins(u32 *pin_mask, u32 *long_mask,
 
 		*pin_mask |= BIT(i);
 
-		if (!intel_hpd_pin_to_port(i, &port))
+		port = intel_hpd_pin_to_port(i);
+		if (port == PORT_NONE)
 			continue;
 
 		if (long_pulse_detect(port, dig_hotplug_reg))
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
index ead37c449019..e94f6fcfa53a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
@@ -4578,7 +4578,7 @@ static bool bxt_digital_port_connected(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 	enum port port;
 	u32 bit;
 
-	intel_hpd_pin_to_port(intel_encoder->hpd_pin, &port);
+	port = intel_hpd_pin_to_port(intel_encoder->hpd_pin);
 	switch (port) {
 	case PORT_A:
 		bit = BXT_DE_PORT_HP_DDIA;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hotplug.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hotplug.c
index f1200272a699..d442d9f012d6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hotplug.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hotplug.c
@@ -76,26 +76,28 @@
  * it will use i915_hotplug_work_func where this logic is handled.
  */
 
-bool intel_hpd_pin_to_port(enum hpd_pin pin, enum port *port)
+/**
+ * intel_hpd_port - return port hard associated with certain pin.
+ * @pin: the hpd pin to get associated port
+ *
+ * Return port that is associatade with @pin and PORT_NONE if no port is
+ * hard associated with that @pin.
+ */
+enum port intel_hpd_pin_to_port(enum hpd_pin pin)
 {
 	switch (pin) {
 	case HPD_PORT_A:
-		*port = PORT_A;
-		return true;
+		return PORT_A;
 	case HPD_PORT_B:
-		*port = PORT_B;
-		return true;
+		return PORT_B;
 	case HPD_PORT_C:
-		*port = PORT_C;
-		return true;
+		return PORT_C;
 	case HPD_PORT_D:
-		*port = PORT_D;
-		return true;
+		return PORT_D;
 	case HPD_PORT_E:
-		*port = PORT_E;
-		return true;
+		return PORT_E;
 	default:
-		return false;	/* no hpd */
+		return PORT_NONE; /* no port for this pin */
 	}
 }
 
@@ -389,8 +391,9 @@ void intel_hpd_irq_handler(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 		if (!(BIT(i) & pin_mask))
 			continue;
 
-		is_dig_port = intel_hpd_pin_to_port(i, &port) &&
-			      dev_priv->hotplug.irq_port[port];
+		port = intel_hpd_pin_to_port(i);
+		is_dig_port = port != PORT_NONE &&
+			dev_priv->hotplug.irq_port[port];
 
 		if (is_dig_port) {
 			bool long_hpd = long_mask & BIT(i);