diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/fsl-ldb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/fsl-ldb.c
index 5c3cf37200bcee1db285c97e2b463c9355ee6acb..ef0bbc272c1dc3484d0f7955233f4e8c6590235f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/fsl-ldb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/fsl-ldb.c
@@ -341,6 +341,9 @@ static int fsl_ldb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return PTR_ERR(panel);
 
 	fsl_ldb->panel_bridge = devm_drm_panel_bridge_add(dev, panel);
+
+	drm_panel_put(panel);
+
 	if (IS_ERR(fsl_ldb->panel_bridge))
 		return PTR_ERR(fsl_ldb->panel_bridge);