diff --git a/src/i830_hdmi.c b/src/i830_hdmi.c
index d56eec9..da46eec 100644
--- a/src/i830_hdmi.c
+++ b/src/i830_hdmi.c
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ i830_hdmi_init(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, int output_reg)
     I830OutputPrivatePtr intel_output;
     struct i830_hdmi_priv *dev_priv;
 
+    if (output_reg == SDVOB)
+	    return;
+
     output = xf86OutputCreate(pScrn, &i830_hdmi_output_funcs,
 			      (output_reg == SDVOB) ? "HDMI-1" : "HDMI-2");
     if (!output)