diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi-ahb-audio.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi-ahb-audio.c
index d0db1acf11d7..7d2ed0ed2fe2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi-ahb-audio.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi-ahb-audio.c
@@ -320,13 +320,17 @@ static int dw_hdmi_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
 	struct snd_dw_hdmi *dw = substream->private_data;
 	void __iomem *base = dw->data.base;
+	u8 *eld;
 	int ret;
 
 	runtime->hw = dw_hdmi_hw;
 
-	ret = snd_pcm_hw_constraint_eld(runtime, dw->data.eld);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+	eld = dw->data.get_eld(dw->data.hdmi);
+	if (eld) {
+		ret = snd_pcm_hw_constraint_eld(runtime, eld);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+	}
 
 	ret = snd_pcm_limit_hw_rates(runtime);
 	if (ret < 0)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi-audio.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi-audio.h
index cb07dc0da5a7..f72d27208ebe 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi-audio.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi-audio.h
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ struct dw_hdmi_audio_data {
 	void __iomem *base;
 	int irq;
 	struct dw_hdmi *hdmi;
-	u8 *eld;
+	u8 *(*get_eld)(struct dw_hdmi *hdmi);
 };
 
 struct dw_hdmi_i2s_audio_data {
 	struct dw_hdmi *hdmi;
-	u8 *eld;
 
 	void (*write)(struct dw_hdmi *hdmi, u8 val, int offset);
 	u8 (*read)(struct dw_hdmi *hdmi, int offset);
+	u8 *(*get_eld)(struct dw_hdmi *hdmi);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi-i2s-audio.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi-i2s-audio.c
index feb04f127b55..f50b47ac11a8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi-i2s-audio.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi-i2s-audio.c
@@ -135,8 +135,15 @@ static int dw_hdmi_i2s_get_eld(struct device *dev, void *data, uint8_t *buf,
 			       size_t len)
 {
 	struct dw_hdmi_i2s_audio_data *audio = data;
+	u8 *eld;
+
+	eld = audio->get_eld(audio->hdmi);
+	if (eld)
+		memcpy(buf, eld, min_t(size_t, MAX_ELD_BYTES, len));
+	else
+		/* Pass en empty ELD if connector not available */
+		memset(buf, 0, len);
 
-	memcpy(buf, audio->eld, min_t(size_t, MAX_ELD_BYTES, len));
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c
index f08d0fded61f..e1211a5b334b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c
@@ -757,6 +757,14 @@ static void hdmi_enable_audio_clk(struct dw_hdmi *hdmi, bool enable)
 	hdmi_writeb(hdmi, hdmi->mc_clkdis, HDMI_MC_CLKDIS);
 }
 
+static u8 *hdmi_audio_get_eld(struct dw_hdmi *hdmi)
+{
+	if (!hdmi->curr_conn)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return hdmi->curr_conn->eld;
+}
+
 static void dw_hdmi_ahb_audio_enable(struct dw_hdmi *hdmi)
 {
 	hdmi_set_cts_n(hdmi, hdmi->audio_cts, hdmi->audio_n);
@@ -3431,7 +3439,7 @@ struct dw_hdmi *dw_hdmi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 		audio.base = hdmi->regs;
 		audio.irq = irq;
 		audio.hdmi = hdmi;
-		audio.eld = hdmi->connector.eld;
+		audio.get_eld = hdmi_audio_get_eld;
 		hdmi->enable_audio = dw_hdmi_ahb_audio_enable;
 		hdmi->disable_audio = dw_hdmi_ahb_audio_disable;
 
@@ -3444,7 +3452,7 @@ struct dw_hdmi *dw_hdmi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 		struct dw_hdmi_i2s_audio_data audio;
 
 		audio.hdmi	= hdmi;
-		audio.eld	= hdmi->connector.eld;
+		audio.get_eld	= hdmi_audio_get_eld;
 		audio.write	= hdmi_writeb;
 		audio.read	= hdmi_readb;
 		hdmi->enable_audio = dw_hdmi_i2s_audio_enable;