diff --git a/drivers/video/msm/hdmi_msm.c b/drivers/video/msm/hdmi_msm.c
index 1f24cea0390..63c97292f62 100644
--- a/drivers/video/msm/hdmi_msm.c
+++ b/drivers/video/msm/hdmi_msm.c
@@ -4344,6 +4344,9 @@ static int __init hdmi_msm_init(void)
 {
 	int rc;
 
+	if (cpu_is_msm8627())
+		return 0;
+
 	if (msm_fb_detect_client("hdmi_msm"))
 		return 0;