diff --git a/drivers/video/exynos/exynos_fb.c b/drivers/video/exynos/exynos_fb.c
index 69992b3..86970a6 100644
--- a/drivers/video/exynos/exynos_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/exynos/exynos_fb.c
@@ -640,25 +640,17 @@
 #endif
 	exynos_fimd_lcd_init(dev);
 
-	ret = uclass_first_device(UCLASS_PANEL, &panel);
+	ret = uclass_first_device_err(UCLASS_PANEL, &panel);
 	if (ret) {
-		printf("LCD panel failed to probe\n");
+		printf("%s: LCD panel failed to probe %d\n", __func__, ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
-	if (!panel) {
-		printf("LCD panel not found\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
 
-	ret = uclass_first_device(UCLASS_DISPLAY, &dp);
+	ret = uclass_first_device_err(UCLASS_DISPLAY, &dp);
 	if (ret) {
 		debug("%s: Display device error %d\n", __func__, ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
-	if (!dev) {
-		debug("%s: Display device missing\n", __func__);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
 	ret = display_enable(dp, 18, NULL);
 	if (ret) {
 		debug("%s: Display enable error %d\n", __func__, ret);
diff --git a/drivers/video/mali_dp.c b/drivers/video/mali_dp.c
index ba1ddd6..cbcdb99 100644
--- a/drivers/video/mali_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/video/mali_dp.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 	struct udevice *disp_dev;
 	int err;
 
-	err = uclass_first_device(UCLASS_DISPLAY, &disp_dev);
+	err = uclass_first_device_err(UCLASS_DISPLAY, &disp_dev);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/stm32/stm32_dsi.c b/drivers/video/stm32/stm32_dsi.c
index 5871ac7..e6347bb 100644
--- a/drivers/video/stm32/stm32_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/video/stm32/stm32_dsi.c
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@
 	struct display_timing timings;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = uclass_first_device(UCLASS_PANEL, &priv->panel);
+	ret = uclass_first_device_err(UCLASS_PANEL, &priv->panel);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "panel device error %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/video/tegra124/dp.c b/drivers/video/tegra124/dp.c
index ee4f09a..b27b163 100644
--- a/drivers/video/tegra124/dp.c
+++ b/drivers/video/tegra124/dp.c
@@ -1494,8 +1494,8 @@
 		return -ENOLINK;
 	}
 
-	ret = uclass_first_device(UCLASS_VIDEO_BRIDGE, &sor);
-	if (ret || !sor) {
+	ret = uclass_first_device_err(UCLASS_VIDEO_BRIDGE, &sor);
+	if (ret) {
 		debug("dp: failed to find SOR device: ret=%d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}