diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c
index 805b4151ccefd8ec0107951162c3b71446102ffb..ced6b08923b2150ebda6e1d9001517103895def1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_panel_init);
  */
 void drm_panel_add(struct drm_panel *panel)
 {
+	drm_panel_get(panel);
 	mutex_lock(&panel_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&panel->list, &panel_list);
 	mutex_unlock(&panel_lock);
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ void drm_panel_remove(struct drm_panel *panel)
 	mutex_lock(&panel_lock);
 	list_del_init(&panel->list);
 	mutex_unlock(&panel_lock);
+	drm_panel_put(panel);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_panel_remove);