diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda998x_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda998x_drv.c
index c37180abcc4b8e2d57dee9971c28607c161d5be5..de0572ec597e688705db377bccdb2002d36ff884 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda998x_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda998x_drv.c
@@ -1094,6 +1094,8 @@ tda998x_encoder_destroy(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 {
 	struct tda998x_priv *priv = to_tda998x_priv(encoder);
 	drm_i2c_encoder_destroy(encoder);
+	if (priv->cec)
+		i2c_unregister_device(priv->cec);
 	kfree(priv);
 }