diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/analogix/analogix-anx6345.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/analogix/analogix-anx6345.c
index f3fe47b12edca..1fe11b075f860 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/analogix/analogix-anx6345.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/analogix/analogix-anx6345.c
@@ -756,6 +756,9 @@ static void anx6345_i2c_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct anx6345 *anx6345 = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 
+	if (anx6345->panel)
+		drm_panel_put(anx6345->panel);
+
 	drm_bridge_remove(&anx6345->bridge);
 
 	unregister_i2c_dummy_clients(anx6345);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/panel.c
index 6b98ad19508df..04b53ae698e5b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/panel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/panel.c
@@ -513,8 +513,10 @@ struct drm_bridge *devm_drm_of_get_bridge(struct device *dev,
 	if (ret)
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
-	if (panel)
+	if (panel) {
 		bridge = devm_drm_panel_bridge_add(dev, panel);
+		drm_panel_put(panel);
+	}
 
 	return bridge;
 }
@@ -547,8 +549,10 @@ struct drm_bridge *drmm_of_get_bridge(struct drm_device *drm,
 	if (ret)
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
-	if (panel)
+	if (panel) {
 		bridge = drmm_panel_bridge_add(drm, panel);
+		drm_panel_put(panel);
+	}
 
 	return bridge;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_of.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_of.c
index d03ada82eac96..1873a84514a68 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_of.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_of.c
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(drm_of_encoder_active_endpoint);
  * @np: device tree node containing encoder output ports
  * @port: port in the device tree node
  * @endpoint: endpoint in the device tree node
- * @panel: pointer to hold returned drm_panel, must not be NULL
+ * @panel: pointer to hold returned drm_panel, must not be NULL. On success
+ *         the caller must call drm_panel_put() when done with the panel
  * @bridge: pointer to hold returned drm_bridge
  *
  * Given a DT node's port and endpoint number, find the connected node and
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c
index 545fe93dc28fe..72cf86253c0cd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_panel.c
@@ -458,14 +458,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(__devm_drm_panel_alloc);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF
 /**
- * of_drm_find_panel - look up a panel using a device tree node
+ * of_drm_find_panel - look up and reference a panel by device tree node
  * @np: device tree node of the panel
  *
  * Searches the set of registered panels for one that matches the given device
- * tree node. If a matching panel is found, return a pointer to it.
+ * tree node. If a matching panel is found, the panel's reference count is
+ * incremented before returning a pointer to it. The caller must call
+ * drm_panel_put() when it no longer needs the panel pointer.
  *
- * Return: A pointer to the panel registered for the specified device tree
- * node or an ERR_PTR() if no panel matching the device tree node can be found.
+ * Return: A reference-counted pointer to the panel registered for the specified
+ * device tree node or an ERR_PTR() if no panel matching the device tree node
+ * can be found.
  *
  * Possible error codes returned by this function:
  *
@@ -484,6 +487,7 @@ struct drm_panel *of_drm_find_panel(const struct device_node *np)
 
 	list_for_each_entry(panel, &panel_list, list) {
 		if (panel->dev->of_node == np) {
+			drm_panel_get(panel);
 			mutex_unlock(&panel_lock);
 			return panel;
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_dp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_dp.c
index b805403281504..14f5b1b452506 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_dp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_dp.c
@@ -193,6 +193,16 @@ static int exynos_dp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static void exynos_dp_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	struct exynos_dp_device *dp = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
+	/*
+	 * Release the probe-time reference from of_drm_find_panel(). If bind
+	 * ran, the panel_bridge holds a second reference that devm cleanup
+	 * will release when the bridge is destroyed after remove() returns.
+	 */
+	if (dp->plat_data.panel)
+		drm_panel_put(dp->plat_data.panel);
+
 	component_del(&pdev->dev, &exynos_dp_ops);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dpi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dpi.c
index 0dc36df6ada34..9d15a0035ea99 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dpi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dpi.c
@@ -245,5 +245,8 @@ int exynos_dpi_remove(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 
 	exynos_dpi_disable(&ctx->encoder);
 
+	if (ctx->panel)
+		drm_panel_put(ctx->panel);
+
 	return 0;
 }
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 84eff7519e322..ec71fbbb0eb89 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_rgb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_rgb.c
@@ -109,6 +109,13 @@ static int fsl_dcu_attach_panel(struct fsl_dcu_drm_device *fsl_dev,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void fsl_dcu_panel_put_action(void *data)
+{
+	struct drm_panel *panel = data;
+
+	drm_panel_put(panel);
+}
+
 int fsl_dcu_create_outputs(struct fsl_dcu_drm_device *fsl_dev)
 {
 	struct device_node *panel_node;
@@ -124,6 +131,12 @@ int fsl_dcu_create_outputs(struct fsl_dcu_drm_device *fsl_dev)
 		if (IS_ERR(fsl_dev->connector.panel))
 			return PTR_ERR(fsl_dev->connector.panel);
 
+		ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(fsl_dev->dev,
+					       fsl_dcu_panel_put_action,
+					       fsl_dev->connector.panel);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		return fsl_dcu_attach_panel(fsl_dev, fsl_dev->connector.panel);
 	}
 
@@ -132,6 +145,11 @@ int fsl_dcu_create_outputs(struct fsl_dcu_drm_device *fsl_dev)
 		return ret;
 
 	if (panel) {
+		ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(fsl_dev->dev,
+					       fsl_dcu_panel_put_action, panel);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+
 		fsl_dev->connector.panel = panel;
 		return fsl_dcu_attach_panel(fsl_dev, panel);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/logicvc/logicvc_interface.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/logicvc/logicvc_interface.c
index 689049d395c0d..81f760dc07f8d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/logicvc/logicvc_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/logicvc/logicvc_interface.c
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
 #define logicvc_interface_from_drm_connector(c) \
 	container_of(c, struct logicvc_interface, drm_connector)
 
+static void logicvc_panel_put_action(void *data)
+{
+	drm_panel_put(data);
+}
+
 static void logicvc_encoder_enable(struct drm_encoder *drm_encoder)
 {
 	struct logicvc_drm *logicvc = logicvc_drm(drm_encoder->dev);
@@ -160,6 +165,13 @@ int logicvc_interface_init(struct logicvc_drm *logicvc)
 	if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
 		goto error_early;
 
+	if (interface->drm_panel) {
+		ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, logicvc_panel_put_action,
+					       interface->drm_panel);
+		if (ret)
+			goto error_early;
+	}
+
 	ret = drm_encoder_init(drm_dev, &interface->drm_encoder,
 			       &logicvc_encoder_funcs, encoder_type, NULL);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/analogix_dp-rockchip.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/analogix_dp-rockchip.c
index 06072efd7fca3..4b2795a6caf8c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/analogix_dp-rockchip.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/analogix_dp-rockchip.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <drm/drm_bridge_connector.h>
 #include <drm/bridge/analogix_dp.h>
 #include <drm/drm_of.h>
+#include <drm/drm_panel.h>
 #include <drm/drm_print.h>
 #include <drm/drm_probe_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.h>
@@ -472,6 +473,16 @@ static int rockchip_dp_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static void rockchip_dp_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	struct rockchip_dp_device *dp = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+
+	/*
+	 * Release the probe-time reference from of_drm_find_panel(). If bind
+	 * ran, the panel_bridge holds a second reference that devm cleanup
+	 * will release when the bridge is destroyed after remove() returns.
+	 */
+	if (dp->plat_data.panel)
+		drm_panel_put(dp->plat_data.panel);
+
 	component_del(&pdev->dev, &rockchip_dp_component_ops);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_dvo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_dvo.c
index 7484d3c3f4ed5..64a9da0362fb8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_dvo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_dvo.c
@@ -492,6 +492,9 @@ static void sti_dvo_unbind(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct sti_dvo *dvo = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
+	if (dvo->panel)
+		drm_panel_put(dvo->panel);
+
 	drm_bridge_remove(&dvo->bridge);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/stm/lvds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/stm/lvds.c
index 50a878688e477..77735e26c56e3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/stm/lvds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/stm/lvds.c
@@ -1189,6 +1189,9 @@ static void lvds_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct stm_lvds *lvds = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
+	if (lvds->panel)
+		drm_panel_put(lvds->panel);
+
 	lvds_pixel_clk_unregister(lvds);
 
 	drm_bridge_remove(&lvds->lvds_bridge);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_lvds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_lvds.c
index 6716e895ae8a4..e1b342c922224 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_lvds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_lvds.c
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@
 #include "sun4i_tcon.h"
 #include "sun4i_lvds.h"
 
+static void sun4i_panel_put_action(void *data)
+{
+	drm_panel_put(data);
+}
+
 struct sun4i_lvds {
 	struct drm_connector	connector;
 	struct drm_encoder	encoder;
@@ -113,6 +118,14 @@ int sun4i_lvds_init(struct drm_device *drm, struct sun4i_tcon *tcon)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (lvds->panel) {
+		ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(tcon->dev,
+					       sun4i_panel_put_action,
+					       lvds->panel);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
 	drm_encoder_helper_add(&lvds->encoder,
 			       &sun4i_lvds_enc_helper_funcs);
 	ret = drm_simple_encoder_init(drm, &lvds->encoder,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_rgb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_rgb.c
index dfb6acc42f02e..0066bec5a9e5a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_rgb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun4i_rgb.c
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ drm_encoder_to_sun4i_rgb(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 			    encoder);
 }
 
+static void sun4i_panel_put_action(void *data)
+{
+	drm_panel_put(data);
+}
+
 static int sun4i_rgb_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
 	struct sun4i_rgb *rgb =
@@ -205,6 +210,14 @@ int sun4i_rgb_init(struct drm_device *drm, struct sun4i_tcon *tcon)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (rgb->panel) {
+		ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(tcon->dev,
+					       sun4i_panel_put_action,
+					       rgb->panel);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
 	drm_encoder_helper_add(&rgb->encoder,
 			       &sun4i_rgb_enc_helper_funcs);
 	ret = drm_simple_encoder_init(drm, &rgb->encoder,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun6i_mipi_dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun6i_mipi_dsi.c
index c35b70d83e53b..1e8bc12fb6d04 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun6i_mipi_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun6i_mipi_dsi.c
@@ -985,6 +985,8 @@ static int sun6i_dsi_detach(struct mipi_dsi_host *host,
 {
 	struct sun6i_dsi *dsi = host_to_sun6i_dsi(host);
 
+	if (dsi->panel)
+		drm_panel_put(dsi->panel);
 	dsi->panel = NULL;
 	dsi->device = NULL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dsi.c
index 7f25c50621c94..57a016f47434d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/dsi.c
@@ -1516,6 +1516,7 @@ static int tegra_dsi_host_detach(struct mipi_dsi_host *host,
 	struct tegra_output *output = &dsi->output;
 
 	if (output->panel && &device->dev == output->panel->dev) {
+		drm_panel_put(output->panel);
 		output->panel = NULL;
 
 		if (output->connector.dev)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/output.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/output.c
index 49e4f63a5550d..90db39dbdd332 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/output.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/output.c
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ int tegra_output_probe(struct tegra_output *output)
 
 void tegra_output_remove(struct tegra_output *output)
 {
+	if (output->panel)
+		drm_panel_put(output->panel);
+
 	if (output->hpd_gpio)
 		free_irq(output->hpd_irq, output);