diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c
index 2c5649e433dfb..545fe93dc28fe 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ static void drm_panel_init(struct drm_panel *panel, struct device *dev,
  */
 void drm_panel_add(struct drm_panel *panel)
 {
+	drm_panel_get(panel);
 	mutex_lock(&panel_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&panel->list, &panel_list);
 	mutex_unlock(&panel_lock);
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ void drm_panel_remove(struct drm_panel *panel)
 	mutex_lock(&panel_lock);
 	list_del_init(&panel->list);
 	mutex_unlock(&panel_lock);
+	drm_panel_put(panel);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_panel_remove);