diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
index b90591114faaf..4a29f691c08e4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/nouveau_connector.c
@@ -633,10 +633,11 @@ nouveau_connector_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 			conn_status = connector_status_connected;
 			goto out;
 		}
-
 	}
 
  out:
+	if (!nv_connector->edid)
+		drm_dp_cec_unset_edid(&nv_connector->aux);
 
 	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(dev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(dev->dev);
@@ -1174,8 +1175,6 @@ nouveau_connector_hotplug(struct nvif_notify *notify)
 		return NVIF_NOTIFY_DROP;
 	}
 
-	if (!plugged)
-		drm_dp_cec_unset_edid(&nv_connector->aux);
 	NV_DEBUG(drm, "%splugged %s\n", plugged ? "" : "un", name);
 
 	drm_helper_hpd_irq_event(connector->dev);