diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_i2c.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_i2c.c
index 91920247d4ff19325785c963adfd2de2ce5e226b..2449a74d4d8030c3222006bd96b46566aac1f819 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_i2c.c
@@ -379,6 +379,9 @@ int intel_setup_gmbus(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 		/* By default use a conservative clock rate */
 		bus->reg0 = i | GMBUS_RATE_100KHZ;
+
+		/* XXX force bit banging until GMBUS is fully debugged */
+		bus->force_bit = intel_gpio_create(dev_priv, i);
 	}
 
 	intel_i2c_reset(dev_priv->dev);