diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
index 6a1b2cc39898..d6d007275947 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
@@ -553,6 +553,7 @@ int drm_connector_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&connector->probed_modes);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&connector->modes);
 	connector->edid_blob_ptr = NULL;
+	connector->status = connector_status_unknown;
 
 	list_add_tail(&connector->head, &dev->mode_config.connector_list);
 	dev->mode_config.num_connector++;
@@ -3672,9 +3673,12 @@ void drm_mode_config_reset(struct drm_device *dev)
 		if (encoder->funcs->reset)
 			encoder->funcs->reset(encoder);
 
-	list_for_each_entry(connector, &dev->mode_config.connector_list, head)
+	list_for_each_entry(connector, &dev->mode_config.connector_list, head) {
+		connector->status = connector_status_unknown;
+
 		if (connector->funcs->reset)
 			connector->funcs->reset(connector);
+	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_mode_config_reset);