diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_i2c.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_i2c.c
index deb8282c26d8..52fbe530fc9e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_i2c.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_i2c.c
@@ -664,6 +664,12 @@ int intel_setup_gmbus(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 		bus->adapter.algo = &gmbus_algorithm;
 
+		/*
+		 * We wish to retry with bit banging
+		 * after a timed out GMBUS attempt.
+		 */
+		bus->adapter.retries = 1;
+
 		/* By default use a conservative clock rate */
 		bus->reg0 = pin | GMBUS_RATE_100KHZ;