diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dpi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dpi.c
index 0dc36df6ada34cd0d4544f14e616fe3c52dafc73..7b82ff7f2d2761a679fe3b319a73f7d1d4c87033 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dpi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dpi.c
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ static void exynos_dpi_disable(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 		drm_panel_disable(ctx->panel);
 		drm_panel_unprepare(ctx->panel);
 	}
+	drm_panel_put(ctx->panel);
 }
 
 static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs exynos_dpi_encoder_helper_funcs = {