diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200.c
index ff467b0f9cbf3..f874e29498409 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200.c
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ struct mga_device *mgag200_g200_device_create(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
 	drm_mode_config_reset(dev);
+	drm_kms_helper_poll_init(dev);
 
 	return mdev;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200eh.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200eh.c
index 6f31c5249f0b1..52bf49ead5c50 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200eh.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200eh.c
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ struct mga_device *mgag200_g200eh_device_create(struct pci_dev *pdev, const stru
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
 	drm_mode_config_reset(dev);
+	drm_kms_helper_poll_init(dev);
 
 	return mdev;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200eh3.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200eh3.c
index 5befe8da4beb2..e7f89b2a59fd0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200eh3.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200eh3.c
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ struct mga_device *mgag200_g200eh3_device_create(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
 	drm_mode_config_reset(dev);
+	drm_kms_helper_poll_init(dev);
 
 	return mdev;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200er.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200er.c
index 55c275180cde2..4e8a1756138d7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200er.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200er.c
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ struct mga_device *mgag200_g200er_device_create(struct pci_dev *pdev, const stru
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
 	drm_mode_config_reset(dev);
+	drm_kms_helper_poll_init(dev);
 
 	return mdev;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200ev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200ev.c
index 2466126140db6..d884f3cb0ec79 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200ev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200ev.c
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ struct mga_device *mgag200_g200ev_device_create(struct pci_dev *pdev, const stru
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
 	drm_mode_config_reset(dev);
+	drm_kms_helper_poll_init(dev);
 
 	return mdev;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200ew3.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200ew3.c
index a52e60609c3de..839401e8b4654 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200ew3.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200ew3.c
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ struct mga_device *mgag200_g200ew3_device_create(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
 	drm_mode_config_reset(dev);
+	drm_kms_helper_poll_init(dev);
 
 	return mdev;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200se.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200se.c
index 212770acdd477..a824bb8ad5791 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200se.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200se.c
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ struct mga_device *mgag200_g200se_device_create(struct pci_dev *pdev, const stru
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
 	drm_mode_config_reset(dev);
+	drm_kms_helper_poll_init(dev);
 
 	return mdev;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200wb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200wb.c
index cb6daa0426fbc..835df0f4fc13d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200wb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_g200wb.c
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ struct mga_device *mgag200_g200wb_device_create(struct pci_dev *pdev, const stru
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
 	drm_mode_config_reset(dev);
+	drm_kms_helper_poll_init(dev);
 
 	return mdev;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_vga.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_vga.c
index 6d8982990c2c3..60568f32736dd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_vga.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mgag200/mgag200_vga.c
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ static const struct drm_encoder_funcs mgag200_dac_encoder_funcs = {
 };
 
 static const struct drm_connector_helper_funcs mgag200_vga_connector_helper_funcs = {
-	.get_modes = drm_connector_helper_get_modes
+	.get_modes = drm_connector_helper_get_modes,
+	.detect_ctx = drm_connector_helper_detect_from_ddc
 };
 
 static const struct drm_connector_funcs mgag200_vga_connector_funcs = {
@@ -58,6 +59,9 @@ int mgag200_vga_output_init(struct mga_device *mdev)
 	}
 	drm_connector_helper_add(connector, &mgag200_vga_connector_helper_funcs);
 
+	connector->polled = DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_CONNECT |
+			    DRM_CONNECTOR_POLL_DISCONNECT;
+
 	ret = drm_connector_attach_encoder(connector, encoder);
 	if (ret) {
 		drm_err(dev, "drm_connector_attach_encoder() failed: %d\n", ret);
