diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_rgb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_rgb.c
index 84eff7519e322257ed7ee7dfdcb08db40a341d6e..db79b35384be9729db9abb96a8fea6bc3da9d7f3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_rgb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_rgb.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ static int fsl_dcu_attach_panel(struct fsl_dcu_drm_device *fsl_dev,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_sysfs;
 
+	drm_panel_put(panel);
 	return 0;
 
 err_sysfs: