diff --git a/src/i830_hdmi.c b/src/i830_hdmi.c
index 2f5f1ad..ed21c25 100644
--- a/src/i830_hdmi.c
+++ b/src/i830_hdmi.c
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ i830_hdmi_detect(xf86OutputPtr output)
 
     dev_priv->has_hdmi_sink = FALSE;
 
+     return XF86OutputStatusConnected;
     /* For G4X desktop chip, PEG_BAND_GAP_DATA 3:0 must first be written 0xd.
      * Failure to do so will result in spurious interrupts being
      * generated on the port when a cable is not attached.