diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c
index d03fc05b39c0e008236406a9820f459103154f10..2eb60cd47b33a86be37297fae1e3465e98e5d17b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c
@@ -305,13 +305,11 @@ static bool intel_crt_detect_ddc(struct drm_connector *connector)
 }
 
 static enum drm_connector_status
-intel_crt_load_detect(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct intel_crt *crt)
+intel_crt_load_detect(struct intel_crt *crt)
 {
-	struct drm_encoder *encoder = &crt->base.base;
-	struct drm_device *dev = encoder->dev;
+	struct drm_device *dev = crt->base.base.dev;
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
-	struct intel_crtc *intel_crtc = to_intel_crtc(crtc);
-	uint32_t pipe = intel_crtc->pipe;
+	uint32_t pipe = to_intel_crtc(crt->base.base.crtc)->pipe;
 	uint32_t save_bclrpat;
 	uint32_t save_vtotal;
 	uint32_t vtotal, vactive;
@@ -454,15 +452,14 @@ intel_crt_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 	/* for pre-945g platforms use load detect */
 	crtc = crt->base.base.crtc;
 	if (crtc && crtc->enabled) {
-		status = intel_crt_load_detect(crtc, crt);
+		status = intel_crt_load_detect(crt);
 	} else {
-		crtc = intel_get_load_detect_pipe(&crt->base, connector,
-						  NULL, &dpms_mode);
-		if (crtc) {
+		if (intel_get_load_detect_pipe(&crt->base, connector,
+					       NULL, &dpms_mode)) {
 			if (intel_crt_detect_ddc(connector))
 				status = connector_status_connected;
 			else
-				status = intel_crt_load_detect(crtc, crt);
+				status = intel_crt_load_detect(crt);
 			intel_release_load_detect_pipe(&crt->base,
 						       connector, dpms_mode);
 		} else
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 373c2a005ec1821f07a72cb49aad5bd823df753f..228621d077433cedf14c80a3dbd51c1e8b0f9025 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -5481,10 +5481,10 @@ static struct drm_display_mode load_detect_mode = {
 		 704, 832, 0, 480, 489, 491, 520, 0, DRM_MODE_FLAG_NHSYNC | DRM_MODE_FLAG_NVSYNC),
 };
 
-struct drm_crtc *intel_get_load_detect_pipe(struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder,
-					    struct drm_connector *connector,
-					    struct drm_display_mode *mode,
-					    int *dpms_mode)
+bool intel_get_load_detect_pipe(struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder,
+				struct drm_connector *connector,
+				struct drm_display_mode *mode,
+				int *dpms_mode)
 {
 	struct intel_crtc *intel_crtc;
 	struct drm_crtc *possible_crtc;
@@ -5517,7 +5517,7 @@ struct drm_crtc *intel_get_load_detect_pipe(struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder,
 			crtc_funcs->dpms(crtc, DRM_MODE_DPMS_ON);
 			encoder_funcs->dpms(encoder, DRM_MODE_DPMS_ON);
 		}
-		return crtc;
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	/* Find an unused one (if possible) */
@@ -5537,7 +5537,8 @@ struct drm_crtc *intel_get_load_detect_pipe(struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder,
 	 * If we didn't find an unused CRTC, don't use any.
 	 */
 	if (!crtc) {
-		return NULL;
+		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("no pipe available for load-detect\n");
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	encoder->crtc = crtc;
@@ -5561,10 +5562,11 @@ struct drm_crtc *intel_get_load_detect_pipe(struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder,
 		encoder_funcs->mode_set(encoder, &crtc->mode, &crtc->mode);
 		encoder_funcs->commit(encoder);
 	}
+
 	/* let the connector get through one full cycle before testing */
 	intel_wait_for_vblank(dev, intel_crtc->pipe);
 
-	return crtc;
+	return true;
 }
 
 void intel_release_load_detect_pipe(struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index 1d20712d527f1e5d38a192f59f2aa3c6493e5e53..fa46d329a8ea29bfeed022804202e9f23177aa37 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -291,10 +291,10 @@ int intel_get_pipe_from_crtc_id(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 				struct drm_file *file_priv);
 extern void intel_wait_for_vblank(struct drm_device *dev, int pipe);
 extern void intel_wait_for_pipe_off(struct drm_device *dev, int pipe);
-extern struct drm_crtc *intel_get_load_detect_pipe(struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder,
-						   struct drm_connector *connector,
-						   struct drm_display_mode *mode,
-						   int *dpms_mode);
+extern bool intel_get_load_detect_pipe(struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder,
+				       struct drm_connector *connector,
+				       struct drm_display_mode *mode,
+				       int *dpms_mode);
 extern void intel_release_load_detect_pipe(struct intel_encoder *intel_encoder,
 					   struct drm_connector *connector,
 					   int dpms_mode);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c
index 6b22c1dcc015f406bf2fcdbc866511bc92f3d882..3322582ba3ec153abe30c568ebe881205c0ecf43 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c
@@ -1361,12 +1361,10 @@ intel_tv_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 	if (intel_tv->base.base.crtc && intel_tv->base.base.crtc->enabled) {
 		type = intel_tv_detect_type(intel_tv, connector);
 	} else if (force) {
-		struct drm_crtc *crtc;
 		int dpms_mode;
 
-		crtc = intel_get_load_detect_pipe(&intel_tv->base, connector,
-						  &mode, &dpms_mode);
-		if (crtc) {
+		if (intel_get_load_detect_pipe(&intel_tv->base, connector,
+					       &mode, &dpms_mode)) {
 			type = intel_tv_detect_type(intel_tv, connector);
 			intel_release_load_detect_pipe(&intel_tv->base, connector,
 						       dpms_mode);