diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c
index 7ed4a41c396590f77b477d36f4400fb687e86990..23bdc8cd145864f8346ce8d8ce4a255e436b0b6f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_crt.c
@@ -326,6 +326,36 @@ static bool intel_crt_detect_hotplug(struct drm_connector *connector)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static struct edid *intel_crt_get_edid(struct drm_connector *connector,
+				struct i2c_adapter *i2c)
+{
+	struct edid *edid;
+
+	edid = drm_get_edid(connector, i2c);
+
+	if (!edid && !intel_gmbus_is_forced_bit(i2c)) {
+		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("CRT GMBUS EDID read failed, retry using GPIO bit-banging\n");
+		intel_gmbus_force_bit(i2c, true);
+		edid = drm_get_edid(connector, i2c);
+		intel_gmbus_force_bit(i2c, false);
+	}
+
+	return edid;
+}
+
+/* local version of intel_ddc_get_modes() to use intel_crt_get_edid() */
+static int intel_crt_ddc_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector,
+				struct i2c_adapter *adapter)
+{
+	struct edid *edid;
+
+	edid = intel_crt_get_edid(connector, adapter);
+	if (!edid)
+		return 0;
+
+	return intel_connector_update_modes(connector, edid);
+}
+
 static bool intel_crt_detect_ddc(struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
 	struct intel_crt *crt = intel_attached_crt(connector);
@@ -336,7 +366,7 @@ static bool intel_crt_detect_ddc(struct drm_connector *connector)
 	BUG_ON(crt->base.type != INTEL_OUTPUT_ANALOG);
 
 	i2c = intel_gmbus_get_adapter(dev_priv, dev_priv->crt_ddc_pin);
-	edid = drm_get_edid(connector, i2c);
+	edid = intel_crt_get_edid(connector, i2c);
 
 	if (edid) {
 		bool is_digital = edid->input & DRM_EDID_INPUT_DIGITAL;
@@ -544,13 +574,13 @@ static int intel_crt_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
 	struct i2c_adapter *i2c;
 
 	i2c = intel_gmbus_get_adapter(dev_priv, dev_priv->crt_ddc_pin);
-	ret = intel_ddc_get_modes(connector, i2c);
+	ret = intel_crt_ddc_get_modes(connector, i2c);
 	if (ret || !IS_G4X(dev))
 		return ret;
 
 	/* Try to probe digital port for output in DVI-I -> VGA mode. */
 	i2c = intel_gmbus_get_adapter(dev_priv, GMBUS_PORT_DPB);
-	return intel_ddc_get_modes(connector, i2c);
+	return intel_crt_ddc_get_modes(connector, i2c);
 }
 
 static int intel_crt_set_property(struct drm_connector *connector,