diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_rgb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_rgb.c
index 99cb7ba44d2b811759e595c5a58642fa97d7d04a..20fb7b0f257124171b6d5636a861bf6eb80fac2a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_rgb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/fsl_dcu_drm_rgb.c
@@ -79,7 +79,10 @@ int fsl_dcu_drm_encoder_create(struct fsl_dcu_drm_device *fsl_dev,
 
 static void fsl_dcu_drm_connector_destroy(struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
+	struct fsl_dcu_drm_connector *fsl_con = to_fsl_dcu_connector(connector);
+
 	drm_connector_unregister(connector);
+	drm_panel_detach(fsl_con->panel);
 	drm_connector_cleanup(connector);
 }