diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c
index 9d0af36a13ec..45cd37652a37 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sdvo.c
@@ -1024,9 +1024,13 @@ static void intel_sdvo_mode_set(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
 	if (!intel_sdvo_set_target_input(intel_sdvo))
 		return;
 
-	if (intel_sdvo->has_hdmi_monitor &&
-	    !intel_sdvo_set_avi_infoframe(intel_sdvo))
-		return;
+	if (intel_sdvo->has_hdmi_monitor) {
+		intel_sdvo_set_encode(intel_sdvo, SDVO_ENCODE_HDMI);
+		intel_sdvo_set_colorimetry(intel_sdvo,
+					   SDVO_COLORIMETRY_RGB256);
+		intel_sdvo_set_avi_infoframe(intel_sdvo);
+	} else
+		intel_sdvo_set_encode(intel_sdvo, SDVO_ENCODE_DVI);
 
 	if (intel_sdvo->is_tv &&
 	    !intel_sdvo_set_tv_format(intel_sdvo))
@@ -1398,6 +1402,9 @@ intel_sdvo_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 
 	intel_sdvo->attached_output = response;
 
+	intel_sdvo->has_hdmi_monitor = false;
+	intel_sdvo->has_hdmi_audio = false;
+
 	if ((intel_sdvo_connector->output_flag & response) == 0)
 		ret = connector_status_disconnected;
 	else if (response & SDVO_TMDS_MASK)
@@ -1922,20 +1929,7 @@ intel_sdvo_select_i2c_bus(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 static bool
 intel_sdvo_is_hdmi_connector(struct intel_sdvo *intel_sdvo, int device)
 {
-	int is_hdmi;
-
-	if (!intel_sdvo_check_supp_encode(intel_sdvo))
-		return false;
-
-	if (!intel_sdvo_set_target_output(intel_sdvo,
-					  device == 0 ? SDVO_OUTPUT_TMDS0 : SDVO_OUTPUT_TMDS1))
-		return false;
-
-	is_hdmi = 0;
-	if (!intel_sdvo_get_value(intel_sdvo, SDVO_CMD_GET_ENCODE, &is_hdmi, 1))
-		return false;
-
-	return !!is_hdmi;
+	return intel_sdvo_check_supp_encode(intel_sdvo);
 }
 
 static u8
@@ -2037,12 +2031,7 @@ intel_sdvo_dvi_init(struct intel_sdvo *intel_sdvo, int device)
 	connector->connector_type = DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DVID;
 
 	if (intel_sdvo_is_hdmi_connector(intel_sdvo, device)) {
-		/* enable hdmi encoding mode if supported */
-		intel_sdvo_set_encode(intel_sdvo, SDVO_ENCODE_HDMI);
-		intel_sdvo_set_colorimetry(intel_sdvo,
-					   SDVO_COLORIMETRY_RGB256);
 		connector->connector_type = DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_HDMIA;
-
 		intel_sdvo->is_hdmi = true;
 	}
 	intel_sdvo->base.clone_mask = ((1 << INTEL_SDVO_NON_TV_CLONE_BIT) |