{
        struct bp_encoder_cap_info bp_cap_info = {0};
        const struct dc_vbios_funcs *bp_funcs = init_data->ctx->dc_bios->funcs;
+       enum bp_result result = BP_RESULT_OK;
 
        enc110->base.funcs = &dce110_lnk_enc_funcs;
        enc110->base.ctx = init_data->ctx;
                enc110->base.preferred_engine = ENGINE_ID_UNKNOWN;
        }
 
+       /* default to one to mirror Windows behavior */
+       enc110->base.features.flags.bits.HDMI_6GB_EN = 1;
+
+       result = bp_funcs->get_encoder_cap_info(enc110->base.ctx->dc_bios,
+                                               enc110->base.id, &bp_cap_info);
+
        /* Override features with DCE-specific values */
-       if (BP_RESULT_OK == bp_funcs->get_encoder_cap_info(
-                       enc110->base.ctx->dc_bios, enc110->base.id,
-                       &bp_cap_info)) {
+       if (BP_RESULT_OK == result) {
                enc110->base.features.flags.bits.IS_HBR2_CAPABLE =
                                bp_cap_info.DP_HBR2_EN;
                enc110->base.features.flags.bits.IS_HBR3_CAPABLE =
                                bp_cap_info.DP_HBR3_EN;
                enc110->base.features.flags.bits.HDMI_6GB_EN = bp_cap_info.HDMI_6GB_EN;
+       } else {
+               dm_logger_write(enc110->base.ctx->logger, LOG_WARNING,
+                               "%s: Failed to get encoder_cap_info from VBIOS with error code %d!\n",
+                               __func__,
+                               result);
        }
 }