diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 3724edd..c3c8663 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -3354,6 +3354,7 @@
 int intel_bios_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 bool intel_bios_is_valid_vbt(const void *buf, size_t size);
 bool intel_bios_is_tv_present(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
+bool intel_bios_is_lvds_present(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u8 *i2c_pin);
 
 /* intel_opregion.c */
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_bios.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_bios.c
index d5e6da0..4f7eba3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_bios.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_bios.c
@@ -1472,3 +1472,53 @@
 
 	return false;
 }
+
+/**
+ * intel_bios_is_lvds_present - is LVDS present in VBT
+ * @dev_priv:	i915 device instance
+ * @i2c_pin:	i2c pin for LVDS if present
+ *
+ * Return true if LVDS is present. If no child devices were parsed from VBT,
+ * assume LVDS is present.
+ */
+bool intel_bios_is_lvds_present(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, u8 *i2c_pin)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	if (!dev_priv->vbt.child_dev_num)
+		return true;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < dev_priv->vbt.child_dev_num; i++) {
+		union child_device_config *uchild = dev_priv->vbt.child_dev + i;
+		struct old_child_dev_config *child = &uchild->old;
+
+		/* If the device type is not LFP, continue.
+		 * We have to check both the new identifiers as well as the
+		 * old for compatibility with some BIOSes.
+		 */
+		if (child->device_type != DEVICE_TYPE_INT_LFP &&
+		    child->device_type != DEVICE_TYPE_LFP)
+			continue;
+
+		if (intel_gmbus_is_valid_pin(dev_priv, child->i2c_pin))
+			*i2c_pin = child->i2c_pin;
+
+		/* However, we cannot trust the BIOS writers to populate
+		 * the VBT correctly.  Since LVDS requires additional
+		 * information from AIM blocks, a non-zero addin offset is
+		 * a good indicator that the LVDS is actually present.
+		 */
+		if (child->addin_offset)
+			return true;
+
+		/* But even then some BIOS writers perform some black magic
+		 * and instantiate the device without reference to any
+		 * additional data.  Trust that if the VBT was written into
+		 * the OpRegion then they have validated the LVDS's existence.
+		 */
+		if (dev_priv->opregion.vbt)
+			return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
index cbd1b0d..766ba56 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lvds.c
@@ -775,57 +775,6 @@
 	{ }	/* terminating entry */
 };
 
-/*
- * Enumerate the child dev array parsed from VBT to check whether
- * the LVDS is present.
- * If it is present, return 1.
- * If it is not present, return false.
- * If no child dev is parsed from VBT, it assumes that the LVDS is present.
- */
-static bool lvds_is_present_in_vbt(struct drm_device *dev,
-				   u8 *i2c_pin)
-{
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
-	int i;
-
-	if (!dev_priv->vbt.child_dev_num)
-		return true;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < dev_priv->vbt.child_dev_num; i++) {
-		union child_device_config *uchild = dev_priv->vbt.child_dev + i;
-		struct old_child_dev_config *child = &uchild->old;
-
-		/* If the device type is not LFP, continue.
-		 * We have to check both the new identifiers as well as the
-		 * old for compatibility with some BIOSes.
-		 */
-		if (child->device_type != DEVICE_TYPE_INT_LFP &&
-		    child->device_type != DEVICE_TYPE_LFP)
-			continue;
-
-		if (intel_gmbus_is_valid_pin(dev_priv, child->i2c_pin))
-			*i2c_pin = child->i2c_pin;
-
-		/* However, we cannot trust the BIOS writers to populate
-		 * the VBT correctly.  Since LVDS requires additional
-		 * information from AIM blocks, a non-zero addin offset is
-		 * a good indicator that the LVDS is actually present.
-		 */
-		if (child->addin_offset)
-			return true;
-
-		/* But even then some BIOS writers perform some black magic
-		 * and instantiate the device without reference to any
-		 * additional data.  Trust that if the VBT was written into
-		 * the OpRegion then they have validated the LVDS's existence.
-		 */
-		if (dev_priv->opregion.vbt)
-			return true;
-	}
-
-	return false;
-}
-
 static int intel_dual_link_lvds_callback(const struct dmi_system_id *id)
 {
 	DRM_INFO("Forcing lvds to dual link mode on %s\n", id->ident);
@@ -982,7 +931,7 @@
 	}
 
 	pin = GMBUS_PIN_PANEL;
-	if (!lvds_is_present_in_vbt(dev, &pin)) {
+	if (!intel_bios_is_lvds_present(dev_priv, &pin)) {
 		if ((lvds & LVDS_PORT_EN) == 0) {
 			DRM_DEBUG_KMS("LVDS is not present in VBT\n");
 			return;