diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c
index 25d58dcfc87e..d3129a3e6ab7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi.c
@@ -2970,6 +2970,7 @@ static irqreturn_t dw_hdmi_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 {
 	struct dw_hdmi *hdmi = dev_id;
 	u8 intr_stat, phy_int_pol, phy_pol_mask, phy_stat;
+	enum drm_connector_status status = connector_status_unknown;
 
 	intr_stat = hdmi_readb(hdmi, HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0);
 	phy_int_pol = hdmi_readb(hdmi, HDMI_PHY_POL0);
@@ -3008,13 +3009,15 @@ static irqreturn_t dw_hdmi_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 			cec_notifier_phys_addr_invalidate(hdmi->cec_notifier);
 			mutex_unlock(&hdmi->cec_notifier_mutex);
 		}
+
+		if (phy_stat & HDMI_PHY_HPD)
+			status = connector_status_connected;
+
+		if (!(phy_stat & (HDMI_PHY_HPD | HDMI_PHY_RX_SENSE)))
+			status = connector_status_disconnected;
 	}
 
-	if (intr_stat & HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_HPD) {
-		enum drm_connector_status status = phy_int_pol & HDMI_PHY_HPD
-						 ? connector_status_connected
-						 : connector_status_disconnected;
-
+	if (status != connector_status_unknown) {
 		dev_dbg(hdmi->dev, "EVENT=%s\n",
 			status == connector_status_connected ?
 			"plugin" : "plugout");