diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index 5ac1291c5853f737edcf6b28aedc469e8d8f7cfe..2b4967014dc65e7b7854bcbe7f3d0644b2765c90 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -596,6 +596,7 @@ static inline void hotplug_irq_storm_detect(struct drm_device *dev,
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&dev_priv->irq_lock, irqflags);
 
 	for (i = 1; i < HPD_NUM_PINS; i++) {
+
 		if (!(hpd[i] & hotplug_trigger) ||
 		    dev_priv->hpd_stats[i].hpd_mark != HPD_ENABLED)
 			continue;
@@ -3062,7 +3063,20 @@ void intel_irq_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 void intel_hpd_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+	struct drm_mode_config *mode_config = &dev->mode_config;
+	struct drm_connector *connector;
+	int i;
 
+	for (i = 1; i < HPD_NUM_PINS; i++) {
+		dev_priv->hpd_stats[i].hpd_cnt = 0;
+		dev_priv->hpd_stats[i].hpd_mark = HPD_ENABLED;
+	}
+	list_for_each_entry(connector, &mode_config->connector_list, head) {
+		struct intel_connector *intel_connector = to_intel_connector(connector);
+		connector->polled = intel_connector->polled;
+		if (!connector->polled && I915_HAS_HOTPLUG(dev) && intel_connector->encoder->hpd_pin > HPD_NONE)
+			connector->polled = DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_HPD;
+	}
 	if (dev_priv->display.hpd_irq_setup)
 		dev_priv->display.hpd_irq_setup(dev);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c
index 1ae2d7f39c6fbf13537b478cbc4bc40fc46006fa..c063b9f0dd519e9a2ba167b585f8f78ba6c49544 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c
@@ -793,10 +793,8 @@ void intel_crt_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	drm_sysfs_connector_add(connector);
 
-	if (I915_HAS_HOTPLUG(dev))
-		connector->polled = DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_HPD;
-	else
-		connector->polled = DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_CONNECT;
+	if (!I915_HAS_HOTPLUG(dev))
+		intel_connector->polled = DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_CONNECT;
 
 	/*
 	 * Configure the automatic hotplug detection stuff
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
index 8845e82ec9ed7941762dfaaa06905936279f633b..89f89b7279007075d1ad2b3e230ddd433b8b9206 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
@@ -2787,7 +2787,6 @@ intel_dp_init_connector(struct intel_digital_port *intel_dig_port,
 	drm_connector_init(dev, connector, &intel_dp_connector_funcs, type);
 	drm_connector_helper_add(connector, &intel_dp_connector_helper_funcs);
 
-	connector->polled = DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_HPD;
 	connector->interlace_allowed = true;
 	connector->doublescan_allowed = 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index a124e05fb5810749a38c9054051f1f76a1b1d42c..7b97b9a1523e295ea1c3d6ddea53be3d8d225c55 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -171,6 +171,10 @@ struct intel_connector {
 
 	/* Cached EDID for eDP and LVDS. May hold ERR_PTR for invalid EDID. */
 	struct edid *edid;
+
+	/* since POLL and HPD connectors may use the same HPD line keep the native
+	   state of connector->polled in case hotplug storm detection changes it */
+	u8 polled;
 };
 
 struct intel_crtc_config {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c
index ee4a8da8311eea38fcfec396b630b7e114a1849a..89122011720b02e78574c1d65f297c314b05f9aa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c
@@ -998,7 +998,6 @@ void intel_hdmi_init_connector(struct intel_digital_port *intel_dig_port,
 			   DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_HDMIA);
 	drm_connector_helper_add(connector, &intel_hdmi_connector_helper_funcs);
 
-	connector->polled = DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_HPD;
 	connector->interlace_allowed = 1;
 	connector->doublescan_allowed = 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c
index f6a9f4a0d7f009640df98207ae7faca43294bacb..a618a6a45a7758a3383eb585089ecb8bff90d707 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c
@@ -2274,7 +2274,6 @@ intel_sdvo_dvi_init(struct intel_sdvo *intel_sdvo, int device)
 	connector = &intel_connector->base;
 	if (intel_sdvo_get_hotplug_support(intel_sdvo) &
 		intel_sdvo_connector->output_flag) {
-		connector->polled = DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_HPD;
 		intel_sdvo->hotplug_active |= intel_sdvo_connector->output_flag;
 		/* Some SDVO devices have one-shot hotplug interrupts.
 		 * Ensure that they get re-enabled when an interrupt happens.
@@ -2282,7 +2281,7 @@ intel_sdvo_dvi_init(struct intel_sdvo *intel_sdvo, int device)
 		intel_encoder->hot_plug = intel_sdvo_enable_hotplug;
 		intel_sdvo_enable_hotplug(intel_encoder);
 	} else {
-		connector->polled = DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_CONNECT | DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_DISCONNECT;
+		intel_connector->polled = DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_CONNECT | DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_DISCONNECT;
 	}
 	encoder->encoder_type = DRM_MODE_ENCODER_TMDS;
 	connector->connector_type = DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DVID;
@@ -2351,7 +2350,7 @@ intel_sdvo_analog_init(struct intel_sdvo *intel_sdvo, int device)
 
 	intel_connector = &intel_sdvo_connector->base;
 	connector = &intel_connector->base;
-	connector->polled = DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_CONNECT;
+	intel_connector->polled = DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_CONNECT;
 	encoder->encoder_type = DRM_MODE_ENCODER_DAC;
 	connector->connector_type = DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_VGA;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c
index 66737265200f63bf0735d7a67ec8ca122211b6fe..b945bc54207a8ff63227e89e25bb0200af2fecaa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_tv.c
@@ -1613,7 +1613,7 @@ intel_tv_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	 *
 	 * More recent chipsets favour HDMI rather than integrated S-Video.
 	 */
-	connector->polled = DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_CONNECT;
+	intel_connector->polled = DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_CONNECT;
 
 	drm_connector_init(dev, connector, &intel_tv_connector_funcs,
 			   DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_SVIDEO);