struct i2c_client *cec;
        struct i2c_client *hdmi;
        struct mutex mutex;
+       struct delayed_work dwork;
        uint16_t rev;
        uint8_t current_page;
        int dpms;
        reg_write(priv, REG_MUX_VP_VIP_OUT, 0x24);
 }
 
+/* handle HDMI connect/disconnect */
+static void tda998x_hpd(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+       struct delayed_work *dwork = to_delayed_work(work);
+       struct tda998x_priv *priv =
+                       container_of(dwork, struct tda998x_priv, dwork);
+
+       if (priv->encoder && priv->encoder->dev)
+               drm_kms_helper_hotplug_event(priv->encoder->dev);
+}
+
 /*
  * only 2 interrupts may occur: screen plug/unplug and EDID read
  */
                priv->wq_edid_wait = 0;
                wake_up(&priv->wq_edid);
        } else if (cec != 0) {                  /* HPD change */
-               if (priv->encoder && priv->encoder->dev)
-                       drm_helper_hpd_irq_event(priv->encoder->dev);
+               schedule_delayed_work(&priv->dwork, HZ/10);
        }
        return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
        /* disable all IRQs and free the IRQ handler */
        cec_write(priv, REG_CEC_RXSHPDINTENA, 0);
        reg_clear(priv, REG_INT_FLAGS_2, INT_FLAGS_2_EDID_BLK_RD);
-       if (priv->hdmi->irq)
+       if (priv->hdmi->irq) {
                free_irq(priv->hdmi->irq, priv);
+               cancel_delayed_work_sync(&priv->dwork);
+       }
 
        i2c_unregister_device(priv->cec);
 }
        if (client->irq) {
                int irqf_trigger;
 
-               /* init read EDID waitqueue */
+               /* init read EDID waitqueue and HDP work */
                init_waitqueue_head(&priv->wq_edid);
+               INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->dwork, tda998x_hpd);
 
                /* clear pending interrupts */
                reg_read(priv, REG_INT_FLAGS_0);