diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/sii902x.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/sii902x.c
index b1ab4ab09532..60373d7eb220 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/sii902x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/sii902x.c
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ static int sii902x_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
 	struct sii902x *sii902x = connector_to_sii902x(connector);
 	struct regmap *regmap = sii902x->regmap;
 	u32 bus_format = MEDIA_BUS_FMT_RGB888_1X24;
+	struct device *dev = &sii902x->i2c->dev;
 	unsigned long timeout;
+	unsigned int retries;
 	unsigned int status;
 	struct edid *edid;
 	int num = 0;
@@ -159,7 +161,7 @@ static int sii902x_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
 		 time_before(jiffies, timeout));
 
 	if (!(status & SII902X_SYS_CTRL_DDC_BUS_GRTD)) {
-		dev_err(&sii902x->i2c->dev, "failed to acquire the i2c bus\n");
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to acquire the i2c bus\n");
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}
 
@@ -179,9 +181,19 @@ static int sii902x_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	ret = regmap_read(regmap, SII902X_SYS_CTRL_DATA, &status);
+	/*
+	 * Sometimes the I2C bus can stall after failure to use the
+	 * EDID channel. Retry a few times to see if things clear
+	 * up, else continue anyway.
+	 */
+	retries = 5;
+	do {
+		ret = regmap_read(regmap, SII902X_SYS_CTRL_DATA,
+				  &status);
+		retries--;
+	} while (ret && retries);
 	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to read status (%d)\n", ret);
 
 	ret = regmap_update_bits(regmap, SII902X_SYS_CTRL_DATA,
 				 SII902X_SYS_CTRL_DDC_BUS_REQ |
@@ -201,7 +213,7 @@ static int sii902x_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
 
 	if (status & (SII902X_SYS_CTRL_DDC_BUS_REQ |
 		      SII902X_SYS_CTRL_DDC_BUS_GRTD)) {
-		dev_err(&sii902x->i2c->dev, "failed to release the i2c bus\n");
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to release the i2c bus\n");
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 	}