diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.c
index 7ecec7b04a8d0b0794bdd784fd0d7c7c5ba0a71c..b16cafc66e60d7f6c5167beb9e9d0606b17b0281 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.c
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ int rcar_du_encoder_init(struct rcar_du_device *rcdu,
 
 		bridge = devm_drm_panel_bridge_add_typed(rcdu->dev, panel,
 							 DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DPI);
+		drm_panel_put(panel);
+
 		if (IS_ERR(bridge))
 			return PTR_ERR(bridge);
 	} else {