diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/oaktrail_lvds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/oaktrail_lvds.c
index 983cc60a1e69..e194d0cce067 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/oaktrail_lvds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/gma500/oaktrail_lvds.c
@@ -367,6 +367,8 @@ void oaktrail_lvds_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 	if (edid == NULL && dev_priv->lpc_gpio_base) {
 		ddc_bus = oaktrail_lvds_i2c_init(dev);
 		if (!IS_ERR(ddc_bus)) {
+			if (i2c_adap)
+				i2c_put_adapter(i2c_adap);
 			i2c_adap = &ddc_bus->base;
 			edid = drm_get_edid(connector, i2c_adap);
 		}
@@ -423,6 +425,8 @@ void oaktrail_lvds_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
 	if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(ddc_bus))
 		gma_i2c_destroy(ddc_bus);
+	else if (i2c_adap)
+		i2c_put_adapter(i2c_adap);
 	drm_encoder_cleanup(encoder);
 err_connector_cleanup:
 	drm_connector_cleanup(connector);