diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/panel.c
index b32295abd9e7..e67bcbef0e8e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/panel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/panel.c
@@ -253,9 +253,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_panel_bridge_remove);
 
 static void devm_drm_panel_bridge_release(struct device *dev, void *res)
 {
-	struct drm_bridge **bridge = res;
+	struct drm_bridge *bridge = *(struct drm_bridge **)res;
 
-	drm_panel_bridge_remove(*bridge);
+	if (!bridge)
+		return;
+
+	drm_bridge_remove(bridge);
 }
 
 /**