diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_dsi.c
index eaa5a2240c0c..bdbf358697cd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_dsi.c
@@ -720,6 +720,8 @@ static void mtk_dsi_destroy_conn_enc(struct mtk_dsi *dsi)
 	/* Skip connector cleanup if creation was delegated to the bridge */
 	if (dsi->conn.dev)
 		drm_connector_cleanup(&dsi->conn);
+	if (dsi->panel)
+		drm_panel_detach(dsi->panel);
 }
 
 static void mtk_dsi_ddp_start(struct mtk_ddp_comp *comp)