diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_of.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_of.c
index d0183dea770308e77f05da364ffe087d53f3be36..2bd07de69526781d25236f480d029a7ee2ea483e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_of.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_of.c
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@ int drm_of_find_panel_or_bridge(const struct device_node *np,
 
 	}
 
+	drm_panel_put(*panel);
+
 	of_node_put(remote);
 	return ret;
 }