diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
index 6cfe65d6a8cf96358f7858494d8232a2cc0b7ba6..d5c331df81fdbee6dc9dd35fb8063e1cb42c0efd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ddi.c
@@ -3243,7 +3243,15 @@ void intel_ddi_init(struct drm_device *dev, enum port port)
 			goto err;
 
 		intel_dig_port->hpd_pulse = intel_dp_hpd_pulse;
-		dev_priv->hotplug.irq_port[port] = intel_dig_port;
+		/*
+		 * On BXT A0/A1, sw needs to activate DDIA HPD logic and
+		 * interrupts to check the external panel connection.
+		 */
+		if (IS_BROXTON(dev_priv) && (INTEL_REVID(dev) < BXT_REVID_B0)
+					 && port == PORT_B)
+			dev_priv->hotplug.irq_port[PORT_A] = intel_dig_port;
+		else
+			dev_priv->hotplug.irq_port[port] = intel_dig_port;
 	}
 
 	/* In theory we don't need the encoder->type check, but leave it just in
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
index 54e9b5380aa78b2feb82d28400d2907de294177f..a028246494232087fe817596f42f1cddc98dd55e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
@@ -5876,6 +5876,8 @@ intel_dp_init_connector(struct intel_digital_port *intel_dig_port,
 		break;
 	case PORT_B:
 		intel_encoder->hpd_pin = HPD_PORT_B;
+		if (IS_BROXTON(dev_priv) && (INTEL_REVID(dev) < BXT_REVID_B0))
+			intel_encoder->hpd_pin = HPD_PORT_A;
 		break;
 	case PORT_C:
 		intel_encoder->hpd_pin = HPD_PORT_C;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c
index 51cbea8247fe9b2cfc6987e6dec114b06d09cc00..0cfbe85fe27124ddba8b4844dca15cb4ac2a4213 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c
@@ -1973,7 +1973,14 @@ void intel_hdmi_init_connector(struct intel_digital_port *intel_dig_port,
 			intel_hdmi->ddc_bus = GMBUS_PIN_1_BXT;
 		else
 			intel_hdmi->ddc_bus = GMBUS_PIN_DPB;
-		intel_encoder->hpd_pin = HPD_PORT_B;
+		/*
+		 * On BXT A0/A1, sw needs to activate DDIA HPD logic and
+		 * interrupts to check the external panel connection.
+		 */
+		if (IS_BROXTON(dev_priv) && (INTEL_REVID(dev) < BXT_REVID_B0))
+			intel_encoder->hpd_pin = HPD_PORT_A;
+		else
+			intel_encoder->hpd_pin = HPD_PORT_B;
 		break;
 	case PORT_C:
 		if (IS_BROXTON(dev_priv))