diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
index 0c5ba3410a1e7417320f4c814a25ade303e4cd17..21b04c3eda41bf6f7685b6080b9e4a5228f3a116 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
@@ -4336,7 +4336,7 @@ intel_dp_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 
 	intel_dp->detect_done = false;
 
-	if (intel_connector->detect_edid)
+	if (is_edp(intel_dp) || intel_connector->detect_edid)
 		return connector_status_connected;
 	else
 		return connector_status_disconnected;