/* just deal with DP (not eDP) here. */
        if (connector->connector_type == DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DisplayPort) {
-               int saved_dpms = connector->dpms;
-
-               /* Only turn off the display it it's physically disconnected */
-               if (!radeon_hpd_sense(rdev, radeon_connector->hpd.hpd))
-                       drm_helper_connector_dpms(connector, DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF);
-               else if (radeon_dp_needs_link_train(radeon_connector))
-                       drm_helper_connector_dpms(connector, DRM_MODE_DPMS_ON);
-               connector->dpms = saved_dpms;
+               struct radeon_connector_atom_dig *dig_connector =
+                       radeon_connector->con_priv;
+
+               /* if existing sink type was not DP no need to retrain */
+               if (dig_connector->dp_sink_type != CONNECTOR_OBJECT_ID_DISPLAYPORT)
+                       return;
+
+               /* first get sink type as it may be reset after (un)plug */
+               dig_connector->dp_sink_type = radeon_dp_getsinktype(radeon_connector);
+               /* don't do anything if sink is not display port, i.e.,
+                * passive dp->(dvi|hdmi) adaptor
+                */
+               if (dig_connector->dp_sink_type == CONNECTOR_OBJECT_ID_DISPLAYPORT) {
+                       int saved_dpms = connector->dpms;
+                       /* Only turn off the display if it's physically disconnected */
+                       if (!radeon_hpd_sense(rdev, radeon_connector->hpd.hpd))
+                               drm_helper_connector_dpms(connector, DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF);
+                       else if (radeon_dp_needs_link_train(radeon_connector))
+                               drm_helper_connector_dpms(connector, DRM_MODE_DPMS_ON);
+                       connector->dpms = saved_dpms;
+               }
        }
 }