diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_of.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_of.c
index 8dafbdfcd2ea087865b233acd6b3622fb8b9e081..4c191c050e7dac2093abdbfbbd4e18d1efb182b2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_of.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_of.c
@@ -233,6 +233,8 @@ int drm_of_find_panel_or_bridge(const struct device_node *np,
 
 	if (!panel && !bridge)
 		return -EINVAL;
+	if (panel)
+		*panel = NULL;
 
 	remote = of_graph_get_remote_node(np, port, endpoint);
 	if (!remote)