diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_power_well.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_power_well.c
index c4d48498e977a544ea06874a3b61750e688695b2..949ae06ad727e8417eb9e3de14c205e348dfb9de 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_power_well.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display_power_well.c
@@ -246,7 +246,14 @@ static enum phy icl_aux_pw_to_phy(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 	enum aux_ch aux_ch = icl_aux_pw_to_ch(power_well);
 	struct intel_digital_port *dig_port = aux_ch_to_digital_port(i915, aux_ch);
 
-	return intel_port_to_phy(i915, dig_port->base.port);
+	/*
+	 * FIXME should we care about the (VBT defined) dig_port->aux_ch
+	 * relationship or should this be purely defined by the hardware layout?
+	 * Currently if the port doesn't appear in the VBT, or if it's declared
+	 * as HDMI-only and routed to a combo PHY, the encoder either won't be
+	 * present at all or it will not have an aux_ch assigned.
+	 */
+	return dig_port ? intel_port_to_phy(i915, dig_port->base.port) : PHY_NONE;
 }
 
 static void hsw_wait_for_power_well_enable(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
@@ -414,7 +421,8 @@ icl_combo_phy_aux_power_well_enable(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 
 	intel_de_rmw(dev_priv, regs->driver, 0, HSW_PWR_WELL_CTL_REQ(pw_idx));
 
-	if (DISPLAY_VER(dev_priv) < 12)
+	/* FIXME this is a mess */
+	if (phy != PHY_NONE)
 		intel_de_rmw(dev_priv, ICL_PORT_CL_DW12(phy),
 			     0, ICL_LANE_ENABLE_AUX);
 
@@ -437,7 +445,10 @@ icl_combo_phy_aux_power_well_disable(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 
 	drm_WARN_ON(&dev_priv->drm, !IS_ICELAKE(dev_priv));
 
-	intel_de_rmw(dev_priv, ICL_PORT_CL_DW12(phy), ICL_LANE_ENABLE_AUX, 0);
+	/* FIXME this is a mess */
+	if (phy != PHY_NONE)
+		intel_de_rmw(dev_priv, ICL_PORT_CL_DW12(phy),
+			     ICL_LANE_ENABLE_AUX, 0);
 
 	intel_de_rmw(dev_priv, regs->driver, HSW_PWR_WELL_CTL_REQ(pw_idx), 0);