diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_connectors.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_connectors.c
index 5012f5e47a1e..2e2ca3c6b47d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_connectors.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_connectors.c
@@ -899,9 +899,11 @@ radeon_lvds_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 	enum drm_connector_status ret = connector_status_disconnected;
 	int r;
 
-	r = pm_runtime_get_sync(connector->dev->dev);
-	if (r < 0)
-		return connector_status_disconnected;
+	if (!drm_kms_helper_is_poll_worker()) {
+		r = pm_runtime_get_sync(connector->dev->dev);
+		if (r < 0)
+			return connector_status_disconnected;
+	}
 
 	if (encoder) {
 		struct radeon_encoder *radeon_encoder = to_radeon_encoder(encoder);
@@ -924,8 +926,12 @@ radeon_lvds_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 	/* check acpi lid status ??? */
 
 	radeon_connector_update_scratch_regs(connector, ret);
-	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(connector->dev->dev);
-	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(connector->dev->dev);
+
+	if (!drm_kms_helper_is_poll_worker()) {
+		pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(connector->dev->dev);
+		pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(connector->dev->dev);
+	}
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1039,9 +1045,11 @@ radeon_vga_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 	enum drm_connector_status ret = connector_status_disconnected;
 	int r;
 
-	r = pm_runtime_get_sync(connector->dev->dev);
-	if (r < 0)
-		return connector_status_disconnected;
+	if (!drm_kms_helper_is_poll_worker()) {
+		r = pm_runtime_get_sync(connector->dev->dev);
+		if (r < 0)
+			return connector_status_disconnected;
+	}
 
 	encoder = radeon_best_single_encoder(connector);
 	if (!encoder)
@@ -1108,8 +1116,10 @@ radeon_vga_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 	radeon_connector_update_scratch_regs(connector, ret);
 
 out:
-	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(connector->dev->dev);
-	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(connector->dev->dev);
+	if (!drm_kms_helper_is_poll_worker()) {
+		pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(connector->dev->dev);
+		pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(connector->dev->dev);
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1173,9 +1183,11 @@ radeon_tv_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 	if (!radeon_connector->dac_load_detect)
 		return ret;
 
-	r = pm_runtime_get_sync(connector->dev->dev);
-	if (r < 0)
-		return connector_status_disconnected;
+	if (!drm_kms_helper_is_poll_worker()) {
+		r = pm_runtime_get_sync(connector->dev->dev);
+		if (r < 0)
+			return connector_status_disconnected;
+	}
 
 	encoder = radeon_best_single_encoder(connector);
 	if (!encoder)
@@ -1187,8 +1199,12 @@ radeon_tv_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 	if (ret == connector_status_connected)
 		ret = radeon_connector_analog_encoder_conflict_solve(connector, encoder, ret, false);
 	radeon_connector_update_scratch_regs(connector, ret);
-	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(connector->dev->dev);
-	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(connector->dev->dev);
+
+	if (!drm_kms_helper_is_poll_worker()) {
+		pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(connector->dev->dev);
+		pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(connector->dev->dev);
+	}
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1251,9 +1267,11 @@ radeon_dvi_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 	enum drm_connector_status ret = connector_status_disconnected;
 	bool dret = false, broken_edid = false;
 
-	r = pm_runtime_get_sync(connector->dev->dev);
-	if (r < 0)
-		return connector_status_disconnected;
+	if (!drm_kms_helper_is_poll_worker()) {
+		r = pm_runtime_get_sync(connector->dev->dev);
+		if (r < 0)
+			return connector_status_disconnected;
+	}
 
 	if (radeon_connector->detected_hpd_without_ddc) {
 		force = true;
@@ -1436,8 +1454,10 @@ radeon_dvi_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 	}
 
 exit:
-	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(connector->dev->dev);
-	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(connector->dev->dev);
+	if (!drm_kms_helper_is_poll_worker()) {
+		pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(connector->dev->dev);
+		pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(connector->dev->dev);
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1688,9 +1708,11 @@ radeon_dp_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 	if (radeon_dig_connector->is_mst)
 		return connector_status_disconnected;
 
-	r = pm_runtime_get_sync(connector->dev->dev);
-	if (r < 0)
-		return connector_status_disconnected;
+	if (!drm_kms_helper_is_poll_worker()) {
+		r = pm_runtime_get_sync(connector->dev->dev);
+		if (r < 0)
+			return connector_status_disconnected;
+	}
 
 	if (!force && radeon_check_hpd_status_unchanged(connector)) {
 		ret = connector->status;
@@ -1777,8 +1799,10 @@ radeon_dp_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 	}
 
 out:
-	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(connector->dev->dev);
-	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(connector->dev->dev);
+	if (!drm_kms_helper_is_poll_worker()) {
+		pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(connector->dev->dev);
+		pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(connector->dev->dev);
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
