diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index 2bdd5449b889..129d99e33bc2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -669,6 +669,7 @@ struct intel_hdmi {
 	enum hdmi_force_audio force_audio;
 	bool rgb_quant_range_selectable;
 	enum hdmi_picture_aspect aspect_ratio;
+	struct intel_connector *attached_connector;
 	void (*write_infoframe)(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
 				enum hdmi_infoframe_type type,
 				const void *frame, ssize_t len);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c
index feb31d891482..e978c59dc243 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_hdmi.c
@@ -2120,6 +2120,7 @@ void intel_hdmi_init_connector(struct intel_digital_port *intel_dig_port,
 
 	intel_connector_attach_encoder(intel_connector, intel_encoder);
 	drm_connector_register(connector);
+	intel_hdmi->attached_connector = intel_connector;
 
 	/* For G4X desktop chip, PEG_BAND_GAP_DATA 3:0 must first be written
 	 * 0xd.  Failure to do so will result in spurious interrupts being