diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dpi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dpi.c
index 0dc36df6ada34cd0d4544f14e616fe3c52dafc73..3a258c4623b92a5a7c9aea3371d11a6c2df1cc8c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dpi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dpi.c
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ static void exynos_dpi_disable(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 	if (ctx->panel) {
 		drm_panel_disable(ctx->panel);
 		drm_panel_unprepare(ctx->panel);
+		drm_panel_put(ctx->panel);
 	}
 }