diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
index d3b5ae22d939..df6fbd19e6fc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-simple.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <drm/drm_crtc.h>
 #include <drm/drm_device.h>
 #include <drm/drm_dp_aux_bus.h>
+#include <drm/drm_dp_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h>
 #include <drm/drm_panel.h>
 
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ struct panel_simple {
 
 	struct regulator *supply;
 	struct i2c_adapter *ddc;
+	struct drm_dp_aux *aux;
 
 	struct gpio_desc *enable_gpio;
 	struct gpio_desc *hpd_gpio;
@@ -658,7 +660,8 @@ static void panel_simple_parse_panel_timing_node(struct device *dev,
 		dev_err(dev, "Reject override mode: No display_timing found\n");
 }
 
-static int panel_simple_probe(struct device *dev, const struct panel_desc *desc)
+static int panel_simple_probe(struct device *dev, const struct panel_desc *desc,
+			      struct drm_dp_aux *aux)
 {
 	struct panel_simple *panel;
 	struct display_timing dt;
@@ -674,6 +677,7 @@ static int panel_simple_probe(struct device *dev, const struct panel_desc *desc)
 	panel->enabled = false;
 	panel->prepared_time = 0;
 	panel->desc = desc;
+	panel->aux = aux;
 
 	panel->no_hpd = of_property_read_bool(dev->of_node, "no-hpd");
 	if (!panel->no_hpd) {
@@ -708,6 +712,8 @@ static int panel_simple_probe(struct device *dev, const struct panel_desc *desc)
 
 		if (!panel->ddc)
 			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+	} else if (aux) {
+		panel->ddc = &aux->ddc;
 	}
 
 	if (desc == &panel_dpi) {
@@ -802,7 +808,7 @@ disable_pm_runtime:
 	pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend(dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(dev);
 free_ddc:
-	if (panel->ddc)
+	if (panel->ddc && (!panel->aux || panel->ddc != &panel->aux->ddc))
 		put_device(&panel->ddc->dev);
 
 	return err;
@@ -818,7 +824,7 @@ static int panel_simple_remove(struct device *dev)
 
 	pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend(dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(dev);
-	if (panel->ddc)
+	if (panel->ddc && (!panel->aux || panel->ddc != &panel->aux->ddc))
 		put_device(&panel->ddc->dev);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -4633,7 +4639,7 @@ static int panel_simple_platform_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!id)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	return panel_simple_probe(&pdev->dev, id->data);
+	return panel_simple_probe(&pdev->dev, id->data, NULL);
 }
 
 static int panel_simple_platform_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
@@ -4913,7 +4919,7 @@ static int panel_simple_dsi_probe(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi)
 
 	desc = id->data;
 
-	err = panel_simple_probe(&dsi->dev, &desc->desc);
+	err = panel_simple_probe(&dsi->dev, &desc->desc, NULL);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
@@ -4966,7 +4972,7 @@ static int panel_simple_dp_aux_ep_probe(struct dp_aux_ep_device *aux_ep)
 	if (!id)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	return panel_simple_probe(&aux_ep->dev, id->data);
+	return panel_simple_probe(&aux_ep->dev, id->data, aux_ep->aux);
 }
 
 static void panel_simple_dp_aux_ep_remove(struct dp_aux_ep_device *aux_ep)