diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link.c
index 5bf12a446e9525..3efee7b3378a3c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc_link.c
@@ -1733,8 +1733,7 @@ static void write_i2c_retimer_setting(
 				slave_address, buffer[0], buffer[1], i2c_success?1:0);
 
 			if (!i2c_success)
-				/* Write failure */
-				ASSERT(i2c_success);
+				goto i2c_write_fail;
 
 			/* Based on DP159 specs, APPLY_RX_TX_CHANGE bit in 0x0A
 			 * needs to be set to 1 on every 0xA-0xC write.
@@ -1752,8 +1751,7 @@ static void write_i2c_retimer_setting(
 						pipe_ctx->stream->link->ddc,
 						slave_address, &offset, 1, &value, 1);
 					if (!i2c_success)
-						/* Write failure */
-						ASSERT(i2c_success);
+						goto i2c_write_fail;
 				}
 
 				buffer[0] = offset;
@@ -1765,8 +1763,7 @@ static void write_i2c_retimer_setting(
 					offset = 0x%x, reg_val = 0x%x, i2c_success = %d\n",
 					slave_address, buffer[0], buffer[1], i2c_success?1:0);
 				if (!i2c_success)
-					/* Write failure */
-					ASSERT(i2c_success);
+					goto i2c_write_fail;
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -1786,8 +1783,7 @@ static void write_i2c_retimer_setting(
 					slave_address, buffer[0], buffer[1], i2c_success?1:0);
 
 				if (!i2c_success)
-					/* Write failure */
-					ASSERT(i2c_success);
+					goto i2c_write_fail;
 
 				/* Based on DP159 specs, APPLY_RX_TX_CHANGE bit in 0x0A
 				 * needs to be set to 1 on every 0xA-0xC write.
@@ -1805,8 +1801,7 @@ static void write_i2c_retimer_setting(
 								pipe_ctx->stream->link->ddc,
 								slave_address, &offset, 1, &value, 1);
 						if (!i2c_success)
-							/* Write failure */
-							ASSERT(i2c_success);
+							goto i2c_write_fail;
 					}
 
 					buffer[0] = offset;
@@ -1818,8 +1813,7 @@ static void write_i2c_retimer_setting(
 						offset = 0x%x, reg_val = 0x%x, i2c_success = %d\n",
 						slave_address, buffer[0], buffer[1], i2c_success?1:0);
 					if (!i2c_success)
-						/* Write failure */
-						ASSERT(i2c_success);
+						goto i2c_write_fail;
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -1837,8 +1831,7 @@ static void write_i2c_retimer_setting(
 				offset = 0x%x, reg_val = 0x%x, i2c_success = %d\n",
 				slave_address, buffer[0], buffer[1], i2c_success?1:0);
 		if (!i2c_success)
-			/* Write failure */
-			ASSERT(i2c_success);
+			goto i2c_write_fail;
 
 		/* Write offset 0x00 to 0x23 */
 		buffer[0] = 0x00;
@@ -1849,8 +1842,7 @@ static void write_i2c_retimer_setting(
 			offset = 0x%x, reg_val = 0x%x, i2c_success = %d\n",
 			slave_address, buffer[0], buffer[1], i2c_success?1:0);
 		if (!i2c_success)
-			/* Write failure */
-			ASSERT(i2c_success);
+			goto i2c_write_fail;
 
 		/* Write offset 0xff to 0x00 */
 		buffer[0] = 0xff;
@@ -1861,10 +1853,14 @@ static void write_i2c_retimer_setting(
 			offset = 0x%x, reg_val = 0x%x, i2c_success = %d\n",
 			slave_address, buffer[0], buffer[1], i2c_success?1:0);
 		if (!i2c_success)
-			/* Write failure */
-			ASSERT(i2c_success);
+			goto i2c_write_fail;
 
 	}
+
+	return;
+
+i2c_write_fail:
+	DC_LOG_DEBUG("Set retimer failed");
 }
 
 static void write_i2c_default_retimer_setting(
@@ -1889,8 +1885,7 @@ static void write_i2c_default_retimer_setting(
 		offset = 0x%x, reg_val = 0x%x, i2c_success = %d\n",
 		slave_address, buffer[0], buffer[1], i2c_success?1:0);
 	if (!i2c_success)
-		/* Write failure */
-		ASSERT(i2c_success);
+		goto i2c_write_fail;
 
 	/* Write offset 0x0A to 0x17 */
 	buffer[0] = 0x0A;
@@ -1901,8 +1896,7 @@ static void write_i2c_default_retimer_setting(
 		offset = 0x%x, reg_val = 0x%x, i2c_success = %d\n",
 		slave_address, buffer[0], buffer[1], i2c_success?1:0);
 	if (!i2c_success)
-		/* Write failure */
-		ASSERT(i2c_success);
+		goto i2c_write_fail;
 
 	/* Write offset 0x0B to 0xDA or 0xD8 */
 	buffer[0] = 0x0B;
@@ -1913,8 +1907,7 @@ static void write_i2c_default_retimer_setting(
 		offset = 0x%x, reg_val = 0x%x, i2c_success = %d\n",
 		slave_address, buffer[0], buffer[1], i2c_success?1:0);
 	if (!i2c_success)
-		/* Write failure */
-		ASSERT(i2c_success);
+		goto i2c_write_fail;
 
 	/* Write offset 0x0A to 0x17 */
 	buffer[0] = 0x0A;
@@ -1925,8 +1918,7 @@ static void write_i2c_default_retimer_setting(
 		offset = 0x%x, reg_val= 0x%x, i2c_success = %d\n",
 		slave_address, buffer[0], buffer[1], i2c_success?1:0);
 	if (!i2c_success)
-		/* Write failure */
-		ASSERT(i2c_success);
+		goto i2c_write_fail;
 
 	/* Write offset 0x0C to 0x1D or 0x91 */
 	buffer[0] = 0x0C;
@@ -1937,8 +1929,7 @@ static void write_i2c_default_retimer_setting(
 		offset = 0x%x, reg_val = 0x%x, i2c_success = %d\n",
 		slave_address, buffer[0], buffer[1], i2c_success?1:0);
 	if (!i2c_success)
-		/* Write failure */
-		ASSERT(i2c_success);
+		goto i2c_write_fail;
 
 	/* Write offset 0x0A to 0x17 */
 	buffer[0] = 0x0A;
@@ -1949,8 +1940,7 @@ static void write_i2c_default_retimer_setting(
 		offset = 0x%x, reg_val = 0x%x, i2c_success = %d\n",
 		slave_address, buffer[0], buffer[1], i2c_success?1:0);
 	if (!i2c_success)
-		/* Write failure */
-		ASSERT(i2c_success);
+		goto i2c_write_fail;
 
 
 	if (is_vga_mode) {
@@ -1965,8 +1955,7 @@ static void write_i2c_default_retimer_setting(
 			offset = 0x%x, reg_val = 0x%x, i2c_success = %d\n",
 			slave_address, buffer[0], buffer[1], i2c_success?1:0);
 		if (!i2c_success)
-			/* Write failure */
-			ASSERT(i2c_success);
+			goto i2c_write_fail;
 
 		/* Write offset 0x00 to 0x23 */
 		buffer[0] = 0x00;
@@ -1977,8 +1966,7 @@ static void write_i2c_default_retimer_setting(
 			offset = 0x%x, reg_val= 0x%x, i2c_success = %d\n",
 			slave_address, buffer[0], buffer[1], i2c_success?1:0);
 		if (!i2c_success)
-			/* Write failure */
-			ASSERT(i2c_success);
+			goto i2c_write_fail;
 
 		/* Write offset 0xff to 0x00 */
 		buffer[0] = 0xff;
@@ -1989,9 +1977,13 @@ static void write_i2c_default_retimer_setting(
 			offset = 0x%x, reg_val= 0x%x, i2c_success = %d end here\n",
 			slave_address, buffer[0], buffer[1], i2c_success?1:0);
 		if (!i2c_success)
-			/* Write failure */
-			ASSERT(i2c_success);
+			goto i2c_write_fail;
 	}
+
+	return;
+
+i2c_write_fail:
+	DC_LOG_DEBUG("Set default retimer failed");
 }
 
 static void write_i2c_redriver_setting(
@@ -2020,8 +2012,7 @@ static void write_i2c_redriver_setting(
 		slave_address, buffer[3], buffer[4], buffer[5], buffer[6], i2c_success?1:0);
 
 	if (!i2c_success)
-		/* Write failure */
-		ASSERT(i2c_success);
+		DC_LOG_DEBUG("Set redriver failed");
 }
 
 static void enable_link_hdmi(struct pipe_ctx *pipe_ctx)