diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
index 427816239038..d7c0e237f9c5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_connector.c
@@ -453,39 +453,15 @@ int drmm_connector_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drmm_connector_init);
 
-/**
- * drmm_connector_hdmi_init - Init a preallocated HDMI connector
- * @dev: DRM device
- * @connector: A pointer to the HDMI connector to init
- * @vendor: HDMI Controller Vendor name
- * @product: HDMI Controller Product name
- * @funcs: callbacks for this connector
- * @hdmi_funcs: HDMI-related callbacks for this connector
- * @connector_type: user visible type of the connector
- * @ddc: optional pointer to the associated ddc adapter
- * @supported_formats: Bitmask of @hdmi_colorspace listing supported output formats
- * @max_bpc: Maximum bits per char the HDMI connector supports
- *
- * Initialises a preallocated HDMI connector. Connectors can be
- * subclassed as part of driver connector objects.
- *
- * Cleanup is automatically handled with a call to
- * drm_connector_cleanup() in a DRM-managed action.
- *
- * The connector structure should be allocated with drmm_kzalloc().
- *
- * Returns:
- * Zero on success, error code on failure.
- */
-int drmm_connector_hdmi_init(struct drm_device *dev,
-			     struct drm_connector *connector,
-			     const char *vendor, const char *product,
-			     const struct drm_connector_funcs *funcs,
-			     const struct drm_connector_hdmi_funcs *hdmi_funcs,
-			     int connector_type,
-			     struct i2c_adapter *ddc,
-			     unsigned long supported_formats,
-			     unsigned int max_bpc)
+static int __drm_connector_hdmi_init(struct drm_device *dev,
+				     struct drm_connector *connector,
+				     const char *vendor, const char *product,
+				     const struct drm_connector_funcs *funcs,
+				     const struct drm_connector_hdmi_funcs *hdmi_funcs,
+				     int connector_type,
+				     struct i2c_adapter *ddc,
+				     unsigned long supported_formats,
+				     unsigned int max_bpc)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -506,7 +482,7 @@ int drmm_connector_hdmi_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 	if (!(max_bpc == 8 || max_bpc == 10 || max_bpc == 12))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = drmm_connector_init(dev, connector, funcs, connector_type, ddc);
+	ret = __drm_connector_init(dev, connector, funcs, connector_type, ddc);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -531,6 +507,105 @@ int drmm_connector_hdmi_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/**
+ * drm_connector_hdmi_init - Init a preallocated HDMI connector
+ * @dev: DRM device
+ * @connector: A pointer to the HDMI connector to init
+ * @vendor: HDMI Controller Vendor name
+ * @product: HDMI Controller Product name
+ * @funcs: callbacks for this connector
+ * @hdmi_funcs: HDMI-related callbacks for this connector
+ * @connector_type: user visible type of the connector
+ * @ddc: optional pointer to the associated ddc adapter
+ * @supported_formats: Bitmask of @hdmi_colorspace listing supported output formats
+ * @max_bpc: Maximum bits per char the HDMI connector supports
+ *
+ * Initialises a preallocated HDMI connector. Connectors can be
+ * subclassed as part of driver connector objects.
+ *
+ * At driver unload time the driver's &drm_connector_funcs.destroy hook
+ * should call drm_connector_cleanup() and free the connector structure.
+ * The connector structure should not be allocated with devm_kzalloc().
+ *
+ * Note: consider using drmm_connector_hdmi_init() instead of
+ * drm_connector_hdmi_init() to let the DRM managed resource infrastructure
+ * take care of cleanup and deallocation.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * Zero on success, error code on failure.
+ */
+int drm_connector_hdmi_init(struct drm_device *dev,
+			    struct drm_connector *connector,
+			    const char *vendor, const char *product,
+			    const struct drm_connector_funcs *funcs,
+			    const struct drm_connector_hdmi_funcs *hdmi_funcs,
+			    int connector_type,
+			    struct i2c_adapter *ddc,
+			    unsigned long supported_formats,
+			    unsigned int max_bpc)
+{
+	if (drm_WARN_ON(dev, !(funcs && funcs->destroy)))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	return __drm_connector_hdmi_init(dev, connector, vendor, product,
+					 funcs, hdmi_funcs, connector_type, ddc,
+					 supported_formats, max_bpc);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_connector_hdmi_init);
+
+/**
+ * drmm_connector_hdmi_init - Init a preallocated HDMI connector
+ * @dev: DRM device
+ * @connector: A pointer to the HDMI connector to init
+ * @vendor: HDMI Controller Vendor name
+ * @product: HDMI Controller Product name
+ * @funcs: callbacks for this connector
+ * @hdmi_funcs: HDMI-related callbacks for this connector
+ * @connector_type: user visible type of the connector
+ * @ddc: optional pointer to the associated ddc adapter
+ * @supported_formats: Bitmask of @hdmi_colorspace listing supported output formats
+ * @max_bpc: Maximum bits per char the HDMI connector supports
+ *
+ * Initialises a preallocated HDMI connector. Connectors can be
+ * subclassed as part of driver connector objects.
+ *
+ * Cleanup is automatically handled with a call to
+ * drm_connector_cleanup() in a DRM-managed action.
+ *
+ * The connector structure should be allocated with drmm_kzalloc().
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * Zero on success, error code on failure.
+ */
+int drmm_connector_hdmi_init(struct drm_device *dev,
+			     struct drm_connector *connector,
+			     const char *vendor, const char *product,
+			     const struct drm_connector_funcs *funcs,
+			     const struct drm_connector_hdmi_funcs *hdmi_funcs,
+			     int connector_type,
+			     struct i2c_adapter *ddc,
+			     unsigned long supported_formats,
+			     unsigned int max_bpc)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	if (drm_WARN_ON(dev, funcs && funcs->destroy))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	ret = __drm_connector_hdmi_init(dev, connector, vendor, product,
+					funcs, hdmi_funcs, connector_type, ddc,
+					supported_formats, max_bpc);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = drmm_add_action_or_reset(dev, drm_connector_cleanup_action,
+				       connector);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	return 0;
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drmm_connector_hdmi_init);
 
 /**
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_connector.h b/include/drm/drm_connector.h
index 5964ef283022..a97de8255e04 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_connector.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_connector.h
@@ -2147,6 +2147,15 @@ int drmm_connector_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 			const struct drm_connector_funcs *funcs,
 			int connector_type,
 			struct i2c_adapter *ddc);
+int drm_connector_hdmi_init(struct drm_device *dev,
+			    struct drm_connector *connector,
+			    const char *vendor, const char *product,
+			    const struct drm_connector_funcs *funcs,
+			    const struct drm_connector_hdmi_funcs *hdmi_funcs,
+			    int connector_type,
+			    struct i2c_adapter *ddc,
+			    unsigned long supported_formats,
+			    unsigned int max_bpc);
 int drmm_connector_hdmi_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 			     struct drm_connector *connector,
 			     const char *vendor, const char *product,
