diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lontium-lt9611.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lontium-lt9611.c
index 29b1ce2140ab..1dcc28a4d853 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lontium-lt9611.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/lontium-lt9611.c
@@ -816,13 +816,14 @@ static int lt9611_connector_init(struct drm_bridge *bridge, struct lt9611 *lt961
 
 	drm_connector_helper_add(&lt9611->connector,
 				 &lt9611_bridge_connector_helper_funcs);
-	drm_connector_attach_encoder(&lt9611->connector, bridge->encoder);
 
 	if (!bridge->encoder) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Parent encoder object not found");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	drm_connector_attach_encoder(&lt9611->connector, bridge->encoder);
+
 	return 0;
 }