diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
index 7546103f1499..21338e6a9505 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ static void vc4_hdmi_handle_hotplug(struct vc4_hdmi *vc4_hdmi,
 {
 	struct drm_connector *connector = &vc4_hdmi->connector;
 	struct edid *edid;
+	int ret;
 
 	/*
 	 * NOTE: This function should really be called with
@@ -434,7 +435,15 @@ static void vc4_hdmi_handle_hotplug(struct vc4_hdmi *vc4_hdmi,
 	cec_s_phys_addr_from_edid(vc4_hdmi->cec_adap, edid);
 	kfree(edid);
 
-	vc4_hdmi_reset_link(connector, ctx);
+	for (;;) {
+		ret = vc4_hdmi_reset_link(connector, ctx);
+		if (ret == -EDEADLK) {
+			drm_modeset_backoff(ctx);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		break;
+	}
 }
 
 static int vc4_hdmi_connector_detect_ctx(struct drm_connector *connector,