diff --git a/drivers/video/Kconfig b/drivers/video/Kconfig
index d498e908f4b7c8fde0e303b5d5df233c54f0cfbb..756ea81e475c2b8225517c636705a0a0c55656f3 100644
--- a/drivers/video/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/video/Kconfig
@@ -701,6 +701,7 @@ config FB_NVIDIA
 	depends on FB && PCI
 	select I2C_ALGOBIT if FB_NVIDIA_I2C
 	select I2C if FB_NVIDIA_I2C
+	select FB_DDC if FB_NVIDIA_I2C
 	select FB_MODE_HELPERS
 	select FB_CFB_FILLRECT
 	select FB_CFB_COPYAREA
diff --git a/drivers/video/nvidia/nv_i2c.c b/drivers/video/nvidia/nv_i2c.c
index 19eef3a090232854860ad993365993dc7e5f68f6..e48de3c9fd13ff0ee1f35df67a85281a719e26fd 100644
--- a/drivers/video/nvidia/nv_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/video/nvidia/nv_i2c.c
@@ -160,51 +160,12 @@ void nvidia_delete_i2c_busses(struct nvidia_par *par)
 
 }
 
-static u8 *nvidia_do_probe_i2c_edid(struct nvidia_i2c_chan *chan)
-{
-	u8 start = 0x0;
-	struct i2c_msg msgs[] = {
-		{
-		 .addr = 0x50,
-		 .len = 1,
-		 .buf = &start,
-		 }, {
-		     .addr = 0x50,
-		     .flags = I2C_M_RD,
-		     .len = EDID_LENGTH,
-		     },
-	};
-	u8 *buf;
-
-	if (!chan->par)
-		return NULL;
-
-	buf = kmalloc(EDID_LENGTH, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!buf) {
-		dev_warn(&chan->par->pci_dev->dev, "Out of memory!\n");
-		return NULL;
-	}
-	msgs[1].buf = buf;
-
-	if (i2c_transfer(&chan->adapter, msgs, 2) == 2)
-		return buf;
-	dev_dbg(&chan->par->pci_dev->dev, "Unable to read EDID block.\n");
-	kfree(buf);
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 int nvidia_probe_i2c_connector(struct fb_info *info, int conn, u8 **out_edid)
 {
 	struct nvidia_par *par = info->par;
-	u8 *edid = NULL;
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-		/* Do the real work */
-		edid = nvidia_do_probe_i2c_edid(&par->chan[conn - 1]);
-		if (edid)
-			break;
-	}
+	u8 *edid;
+
+	edid = fb_ddc_read(&par->chan[conn - 1].adapter);
 
 	if (!edid && conn == 1) {
 		/* try to get from firmware */