diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
index 2bcea80008592e9493d56b98ae826ec4f614c35e..e1f6e05169f645e8471885af1d2befbfe7a2b26e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
@@ -810,6 +810,22 @@ static bool lvds_is_present_in_vbt(struct drm_device *dev)
 	return false;
 }
 
+static bool intel_lvds_ddc_probe(struct drm_device *dev)
+{
+	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
+	u8 buf = 0;
+	struct i2c_msg msgs[] = {
+		{
+			.addr = 0xA0,
+			.flags = 0,
+			.len = 1,
+			.buf = &buf,
+		},
+	};
+	struct i2c_adapter *i2c = &dev_priv->gmbus[GMBUS_PORT_PANEL].adapter;
+	return i2c_transfer(i2c, msgs, 1) == 1;
+}
+
 /**
  * intel_lvds_init - setup LVDS connectors on this device
  * @dev: drm device
@@ -849,6 +865,11 @@ void intel_lvds_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 		gpio = PCH_GPIOC;
 	}
 
+	if (!intel_lvds_ddc_probe(dev)) {
+		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("LVDS did not respond to DDC probe\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	intel_lvds = kzalloc(sizeof(struct intel_lvds), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!intel_lvds) {
 		return;