diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
index d0d9988bb6612ac93f9f3e8e00f46415c1c9e41d..e125d16a1aa72dbed9c958213b7039a466b6fbf2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
@@ -574,6 +574,36 @@ static int intel_lid_notify(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long val,
 	return NOTIFY_OK;
 }
 
+static int
+intel_lvds_connector_register(struct drm_connector *connector)
+{
+	struct intel_lvds_connector *lvds = to_lvds_connector(connector);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = intel_connector_register(connector);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	lvds->lid_notifier.notifier_call = intel_lid_notify;
+	if (acpi_lid_notifier_register(&lvds->lid_notifier)) {
+		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("lid notifier registration failed\n");
+		lvds->lid_notifier.notifier_call = NULL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+intel_lvds_connector_unregister(struct drm_connector *connector)
+{
+	struct intel_lvds_connector *lvds = to_lvds_connector(connector);
+
+	if (lvds->lid_notifier.notifier_call)
+		acpi_lid_notifier_unregister(&lvds->lid_notifier);
+
+	intel_connector_unregister(connector);
+}
+
 /**
  * intel_lvds_destroy - unregister and free LVDS structures
  * @connector: connector to free
@@ -586,9 +616,6 @@ static void intel_lvds_destroy(struct drm_connector *connector)
 	struct intel_lvds_connector *lvds_connector =
 		to_lvds_connector(connector);
 
-	if (lvds_connector->lid_notifier.notifier_call)
-		acpi_lid_notifier_unregister(&lvds_connector->lid_notifier);
-
 	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(lvds_connector->base.edid))
 		kfree(lvds_connector->base.edid);
 
@@ -609,8 +636,8 @@ static const struct drm_connector_funcs intel_lvds_connector_funcs = {
 	.fill_modes = drm_helper_probe_single_connector_modes,
 	.atomic_get_property = intel_digital_connector_atomic_get_property,
 	.atomic_set_property = intel_digital_connector_atomic_set_property,
-	.late_register = intel_connector_register,
-	.early_unregister = intel_connector_unregister,
+	.late_register = intel_lvds_connector_register,
+	.early_unregister = intel_lvds_connector_unregister,
 	.destroy = intel_lvds_destroy,
 	.atomic_destroy_state = drm_atomic_helper_connector_destroy_state,
 	.atomic_duplicate_state = intel_digital_connector_duplicate_state,
@@ -1158,12 +1185,6 @@ void intel_lvds_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 
 	lvds_encoder->a3_power = lvds & LVDS_A3_POWER_MASK;
 
-	lvds_connector->lid_notifier.notifier_call = intel_lid_notify;
-	if (acpi_lid_notifier_register(&lvds_connector->lid_notifier)) {
-		DRM_DEBUG_KMS("lid notifier registration failed\n");
-		lvds_connector->lid_notifier.notifier_call = NULL;
-	}
-
 	return;
 
 failed: