ret = drm_atomic_helper_check_modeset(dev, &state->base);
        if (ret)
-               return ret;
+               goto fail;
 
        for_each_oldnew_intel_crtc_in_state(state, crtc, old_crtc_state,
                                            new_crtc_state, i) {
                }
 
                ret = intel_modeset_pipe_config(new_crtc_state);
-               if (ret == -EDEADLK)
-                       return ret;
-               if (ret) {
-                       intel_dump_pipe_config(new_crtc_state, "[failed]");
-                       return ret;
-               }
+               if (ret)
+                       goto fail;
 
                if (intel_pipe_config_compare(dev_priv, old_crtc_state,
                                              new_crtc_state, true)) {
 
        ret = drm_dp_mst_atomic_check(&state->base);
        if (ret)
-               return ret;
+               goto fail;
 
        if (any_ms) {
                ret = intel_modeset_checks(state);
                if (ret)
-                       return ret;
+                       goto fail;
        } else {
                state->cdclk.logical = dev_priv->cdclk.logical;
        }
 
        ret = icl_add_linked_planes(state);
        if (ret)
-               return ret;
+               goto fail;
 
        ret = drm_atomic_helper_check_planes(dev, &state->base);
        if (ret)
-               return ret;
+               goto fail;
 
        intel_fbc_choose_crtc(dev_priv, state);
        ret = calc_watermark_data(state);
        if (ret)
-               return ret;
+               goto fail;
 
        ret = intel_bw_atomic_check(state);
        if (ret)
-               return ret;
+               goto fail;
 
        for_each_oldnew_intel_crtc_in_state(state, crtc, old_crtc_state,
                                            new_crtc_state, i) {
        }
 
        return 0;
+
+ fail:
+       if (ret == -EDEADLK)
+               return ret;
+
+       /*
+        * FIXME would probably be nice to know which crtc specifically
+        * caused the failure, in cases where we can pinpoint it.
+        */
+       for_each_oldnew_intel_crtc_in_state(state, crtc, old_crtc_state,
+                                           new_crtc_state, i)
+               intel_dump_pipe_config(new_crtc_state, "[failed]");
+
+       return ret;
 }
 
 static int intel_atomic_prepare_commit(struct drm_device *dev,