diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c
index 2389a3281230..cc238dc794aa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c
@@ -109,24 +109,15 @@ static int exynos_drm_load(struct drm_device *dev, unsigned long flags)
 	/* setup possible_clones. */
 	exynos_drm_encoder_setup(dev);
 
-	/*
-	 * create and configure fb helper and also exynos specific
-	 * fbdev object.
-	 */
-	ret = exynos_drm_fbdev_init(dev);
-	if (ret) {
-		DRM_ERROR("failed to initialize drm fbdev\n");
-		goto err_drm_device;
-	}
-
 	drm_vblank_offdelay = VBLANK_OFF_DELAY;
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(dev->platformdev, dev);
 
+	/* force connectors detection */
+	drm_helper_hpd_irq_event(dev);
+
 	return 0;
 
-err_drm_device:
-	exynos_drm_device_unregister(dev);
 err_vblank:
 	drm_vblank_cleanup(dev);
 err_display_cleanup:
@@ -574,6 +565,7 @@ static int __init exynos_drm_init(void)
 	platform_driver_unregister(&fimd_driver);
 out_fimd:
 #endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DRM_EXYNOS_DP
 	platform_driver_unregister(&dp_driver);
 out_dp:
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fb.c
index c7c08d014125..65a22cad7b36 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_fb.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "exynos_drm_drv.h"
 #include "exynos_drm_fb.h"
+#include "exynos_drm_fbdev.h"
 #include "exynos_drm_gem.h"
 #include "exynos_drm_iommu.h"
 #include "exynos_drm_crtc.h"
@@ -300,6 +301,8 @@ static void exynos_drm_output_poll_changed(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	if (fb_helper)
 		drm_fb_helper_hotplug_event(fb_helper);
+	else
+		exynos_drm_fbdev_init(dev);
 }
 
 static const struct drm_mode_config_funcs exynos_drm_mode_config_funcs = {