diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index 931ee5d8cdb1..271560080ad5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -1472,6 +1472,9 @@ static irqreturn_t valleyview_irq_handler(int irq, void *arg)
 
 			intel_hpd_irq_handler(dev, hotplug_trigger, hpd_status_i915);
 
+			if (hotplug_status & DP_AUX_CHANNEL_MASK_INT_STATUS_G4X)
+				dp_aux_irq_handler(dev);
+
 			I915_WRITE(PORT_HOTPLUG_STAT, hotplug_status);
 			I915_READ(PORT_HOTPLUG_STAT);
 		}
@@ -3653,6 +3656,10 @@ static irqreturn_t i965_irq_handler(int irq, void *arg)
 			intel_hpd_irq_handler(dev, hotplug_trigger,
 					      IS_G4X(dev) ? hpd_status_gen4 : hpd_status_i915);
 
+			if (IS_G4X(dev) &&
+			    (hotplug_status & DP_AUX_CHANNEL_MASK_INT_STATUS_G4X))
+				dp_aux_irq_handler(dev);
+
 			I915_WRITE(PORT_HOTPLUG_STAT, hotplug_status);
 			I915_READ(PORT_HOTPLUG_STAT);
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
index 849e595ed19d..04d46b23d97c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
@@ -2131,6 +2131,10 @@
 #define   CRT_HOTPLUG_MONITOR_COLOR		(3 << 8)
 #define   CRT_HOTPLUG_MONITOR_MONO		(2 << 8)
 #define   CRT_HOTPLUG_MONITOR_NONE		(0 << 8)
+#define   DP_AUX_CHANNEL_D_INT_STATUS_G4X	(1 << 6)
+#define   DP_AUX_CHANNEL_C_INT_STATUS_G4X	(1 << 5)
+#define   DP_AUX_CHANNEL_B_INT_STATUS_G4X	(1 << 4)
+#define   DP_AUX_CHANNEL_MASK_INT_STATUS_G4X	(1 << 4)
 /* SDVO is different across gen3/4 */
 #define   SDVOC_HOTPLUG_INT_STATUS_G4X		(1 << 3)
 #define   SDVOB_HOTPLUG_INT_STATUS_G4X		(1 << 2)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
index dbe4840d6fb8..3b22e726585e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp.c
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ intel_dp_aux_ch(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 	int i, ret, recv_bytes;
 	uint32_t status;
 	int try, precharge, clock = 0;
-	bool has_aux_irq = INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 5 && !IS_VALLEYVIEW(dev);
+	bool has_aux_irq = true;
 	uint32_t timeout;
 
 	/* dp aux is extremely sensitive to irq latency, hence request the