diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/tc358767.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/tc358767.c
index 643935027638c181cbb2308e5dc1a147b889490e..af14c7cd12e2f9ebeae4949dad91cc45904b6e50 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/tc358767.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/tc358767.c
@@ -636,8 +636,7 @@ static int tc_aux_link_setup(struct tc_data *tc)
 static int tc_get_display_props(struct tc_data *tc)
 {
 	int ret;
-	/* temp buffer */
-	u8 tmp[8];
+	u8 reg;
 
 	/* Read DP Rx Link Capability */
 	ret = drm_dp_link_probe(&tc->aux, &tc->link.base);
@@ -653,21 +652,21 @@ static int tc_get_display_props(struct tc_data *tc)
 		tc->link.base.num_lanes = 2;
 	}
 
-	ret = drm_dp_dpcd_readb(&tc->aux, DP_MAX_DOWNSPREAD, tmp);
+	ret = drm_dp_dpcd_readb(&tc->aux, DP_MAX_DOWNSPREAD, &reg);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_dpcd_read;
-	tc->link.spread = tmp[0] & DP_MAX_DOWNSPREAD_0_5;
+	tc->link.spread = reg & DP_MAX_DOWNSPREAD_0_5;
 
-	ret = drm_dp_dpcd_readb(&tc->aux, DP_MAIN_LINK_CHANNEL_CODING, tmp);
+	ret = drm_dp_dpcd_readb(&tc->aux, DP_MAIN_LINK_CHANNEL_CODING, &reg);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_dpcd_read;
 
 	tc->link.scrambler_dis = false;
 	/* read assr */
-	ret = drm_dp_dpcd_readb(&tc->aux, DP_EDP_CONFIGURATION_SET, tmp);
+	ret = drm_dp_dpcd_readb(&tc->aux, DP_EDP_CONFIGURATION_SET, &reg);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_dpcd_read;
-	tc->link.assr = tmp[0] & DP_ALTERNATE_SCRAMBLER_RESET_ENABLE;
+	tc->link.assr = reg & DP_ALTERNATE_SCRAMBLER_RESET_ENABLE;
 
 	dev_dbg(tc->dev, "DPCD rev: %d.%d, rate: %s, lanes: %d, framing: %s\n",
 		tc->link.base.revision >> 4, tc->link.base.revision & 0x0f,