diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_probe_helper.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_probe_helper.c
index d6017726cc2a0c84005997ed577d599e7f0e2160..e5432dcf69996777966a731764614629d9b1fb10 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_probe_helper.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_probe_helper.c
@@ -623,6 +623,7 @@ static void output_poll_execute(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct drm_connector_list_iter conn_iter;
 	enum drm_connector_status old_status;
 	bool repoll = false, changed;
+	u64 old_epoch_counter;
 
 	if (!dev->mode_config.poll_enabled)
 		return;
@@ -659,8 +660,9 @@ static void output_poll_execute(struct work_struct *work)
 
 		repoll = true;
 
+		old_epoch_counter = connector->epoch_counter;
 		connector->status = drm_helper_probe_detect(connector, NULL, false);
-		if (old_status != connector->status) {
+		if (old_epoch_counter != connector->epoch_counter) {
 			const char *old, *new;
 
 			/*
@@ -689,6 +691,9 @@ static void output_poll_execute(struct work_struct *work)
 				      connector->base.id,
 				      connector->name,
 				      old, new);
+			DRM_DEBUG_KMS("[CONNECTOR:%d:%s] epoch counter %llu -> %llu\n",
+				      connector->base.id, connector->name,
+				      old_epoch_counter, connector->epoch_counter);
 
 			changed = true;
 		}