diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/maxim-max96745.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/maxim-max96745.c
index e22dc7969ae8..359aca3e994b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/maxim-max96745.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/maxim-max96745.c
@@ -203,8 +203,16 @@ max96745_bridge_detect(struct drm_bridge *bridge)
 		return connector_status_disconnected;
 
 	if (connector->status == connector_status_connected) {
+		u32 dprx_trn_status2;
+
 		if (atomic_cmpxchg(&ser->lock.triggered, 1, 0))
 			return connector_status_disconnected;
+
+		if (regmap_read(ser->regmap, 0x641a, &dprx_trn_status2))
+			return connector_status_disconnected;
+
+		if ((dprx_trn_status2 & DPRX_TRAIN_STATE) != DPRX_TRAIN_STATE)
+			return connector_status_disconnected;
 	} else {
 		atomic_set(&ser->lock.triggered, 0);
 	}
@@ -269,13 +277,6 @@ static int max96745_bridge_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret,
 				     "failed to register extcon device\n");
 
-	regmap_update_bits(ser->regmap, 0x7070, MAX_LANE_COUNT,
-			   FIELD_PREP(MAX_LANE_COUNT, 0x04));
-	regmap_update_bits(ser->regmap, 0x7074, MAX_LINK_RATE,
-			   FIELD_PREP(MAX_LINK_RATE, 0x14));
-	regmap_update_bits(ser->regmap, 0x7000, LINK_ENABLE,
-			   FIELD_PREP(LINK_ENABLE, 1));
-
 	ser->lock.irq = gpiod_to_irq(ser->lock.gpio);
 	if (ser->lock.irq < 0)
 		return ser->lock.irq;
diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/max96745.h b/include/linux/mfd/max96745.h
index ce1d320eedb6..006a11246781 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/max96745.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/max96745.h
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@
 /* 0752h */
 #define FRCDCMODE		GENMASK(1, 0)
 
+/* 641Ah */
+#define DPRX_TRAIN_STATE	GENMASK(7, 4)
+
 /* 7000h */
 #define LINK_ENABLE		BIT(0)