diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_encoders.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_encoders.c
index f57c1ab617bc..dd39f434b4a7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_encoders.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/atombios_encoders.c
@@ -1761,17 +1761,15 @@ radeon_atom_encoder_dpms(struct drm_encoder *encoder, int mode)
 	struct drm_device *dev = encoder->dev;
 	struct radeon_device *rdev = dev->dev_private;
 	struct radeon_encoder *radeon_encoder = to_radeon_encoder(encoder);
-	struct drm_connector *connector = radeon_get_connector_for_encoder(encoder);
 	int encoder_mode = atombios_get_encoder_mode(encoder);
 
 	DRM_DEBUG_KMS("encoder dpms %d to mode %d, devices %08x, active_devices %08x\n",
 		  radeon_encoder->encoder_id, mode, radeon_encoder->devices,
 		  radeon_encoder->active_device);
 
-	if (connector && (radeon_audio != 0) &&
+	if ((radeon_audio != 0) &&
 	    ((encoder_mode == ATOM_ENCODER_MODE_HDMI) ||
-	     (ENCODER_MODE_IS_DP(encoder_mode) &&
-	      drm_detect_monitor_audio(radeon_connector_edid(connector)))))
+	     ENCODER_MODE_IS_DP(encoder_mode)))
 		radeon_audio_dpms(encoder, mode);
 
 	switch (radeon_encoder->encoder_id) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_hdmi.c
index 9e1cd0cfcd55..0926739c9fa7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen_hdmi.c
@@ -398,13 +398,23 @@ void evergreen_hdmi_enable(struct drm_encoder *encoder, bool enable)
 		return;
 
 	if (enable) {
-		WREG32(HDMI_INFOFRAME_CONTROL0 + dig->afmt->offset,
-		       HDMI_AVI_INFO_SEND | /* enable AVI info frames */
-		       HDMI_AVI_INFO_CONT | /* required for audio info values to be updated */
-		       HDMI_AUDIO_INFO_SEND | /* enable audio info frames (frames won't be set until audio is enabled) */
-		       HDMI_AUDIO_INFO_CONT); /* required for audio info values to be updated */
-		WREG32_OR(AFMT_AUDIO_PACKET_CONTROL + dig->afmt->offset,
-			  AFMT_AUDIO_SAMPLE_SEND);
+		struct drm_connector *connector = radeon_get_connector_for_encoder(encoder);
+
+		if (drm_detect_monitor_audio(radeon_connector_edid(connector))) {
+			WREG32(HDMI_INFOFRAME_CONTROL0 + dig->afmt->offset,
+			       HDMI_AVI_INFO_SEND | /* enable AVI info frames */
+			       HDMI_AVI_INFO_CONT | /* required for audio info values to be updated */
+			       HDMI_AUDIO_INFO_SEND | /* enable audio info frames (frames won't be set until audio is enabled) */
+			       HDMI_AUDIO_INFO_CONT); /* required for audio info values to be updated */
+			WREG32_OR(AFMT_AUDIO_PACKET_CONTROL + dig->afmt->offset,
+				  AFMT_AUDIO_SAMPLE_SEND);
+		} else {
+			WREG32(HDMI_INFOFRAME_CONTROL0 + dig->afmt->offset,
+			       HDMI_AVI_INFO_SEND | /* enable AVI info frames */
+			       HDMI_AVI_INFO_CONT); /* required for audio info values to be updated */
+			WREG32_AND(AFMT_AUDIO_PACKET_CONTROL + dig->afmt->offset,
+				   ~AFMT_AUDIO_SAMPLE_SEND);
+		}
 	} else {
 		WREG32_AND(AFMT_AUDIO_PACKET_CONTROL + dig->afmt->offset,
 			   ~AFMT_AUDIO_SAMPLE_SEND);
@@ -423,11 +433,12 @@ void evergreen_dp_enable(struct drm_encoder *encoder, bool enable)
 	struct radeon_device *rdev = dev->dev_private;
 	struct radeon_encoder *radeon_encoder = to_radeon_encoder(encoder);
 	struct radeon_encoder_atom_dig *dig = radeon_encoder->enc_priv;
+	struct drm_connector *connector = radeon_get_connector_for_encoder(encoder);
 
 	if (!dig || !dig->afmt)
 		return;
 
-	if (enable) {
+	if (enable && drm_detect_monitor_audio(radeon_connector_edid(connector))) {
 		struct drm_connector *connector = radeon_get_connector_for_encoder(encoder);
 		struct radeon_connector *radeon_connector = to_radeon_connector(connector);
 		struct radeon_connector_atom_dig *dig_connector;