diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_hdcp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_hdcp.c
index 20cfc5be21a44afa379cde956ae015ce0877723c..0b615f0cb283cf4663c575033596622cec87fcbe 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_hdcp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm_hdcp.c
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ void hdcp_update_display(struct hdcp_workqueue *hdcp_work,
 	unsigned int conn_index = aconnector->base.index;
 
 	mutex_lock(&hdcp_w->mutex);
+	drm_connector_get(&aconnector->base);
+	if (hdcp_w->aconnector[conn_index])
+		drm_connector_put(&hdcp_w->aconnector[conn_index]->base);
 	hdcp_w->aconnector[conn_index] = aconnector;
 
 	memset(&link_adjust, 0, sizeof(link_adjust));
@@ -221,7 +224,6 @@ static void hdcp_remove_display(struct hdcp_workqueue *hdcp_work,
 	unsigned int conn_index = aconnector->base.index;
 
 	mutex_lock(&hdcp_w->mutex);
-	hdcp_w->aconnector[conn_index] = aconnector;
 
 	/* the removal of display will invoke auth reset -> hdcp destroy and
 	 * we'd expect the Content Protection (CP) property changed back to
@@ -237,7 +239,10 @@ static void hdcp_remove_display(struct hdcp_workqueue *hdcp_work,
 	}
 
 	mod_hdcp_remove_display(&hdcp_w->hdcp, aconnector->base.index, &hdcp_w->output);
-
+	if (hdcp_w->aconnector[conn_index]) {
+		drm_connector_put(&hdcp_w->aconnector[conn_index]->base);
+		hdcp_w->aconnector[conn_index] = NULL;
+	}
 	process_output(hdcp_w);
 	mutex_unlock(&hdcp_w->mutex);
 }
@@ -256,6 +261,10 @@ void hdcp_reset_display(struct hdcp_workqueue *hdcp_work, unsigned int link_inde
 	for (conn_index = 0; conn_index < AMDGPU_DM_MAX_DISPLAY_INDEX; conn_index++) {
 		hdcp_w->encryption_status[conn_index] =
 			MOD_HDCP_ENCRYPTION_STATUS_HDCP_OFF;
+		if (hdcp_w->aconnector[conn_index]) {
+			drm_connector_put(&hdcp_w->aconnector[conn_index]->base);
+			hdcp_w->aconnector[conn_index] = NULL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	process_output(hdcp_w);
@@ -503,6 +512,7 @@ static void update_config(void *handle, struct cp_psp_stream_config *config)
 	struct hdcp_workqueue *hdcp_work = handle;
 	struct amdgpu_dm_connector *aconnector = config->dm_stream_ctx;
 	int link_index = aconnector->dc_link->link_index;
+	unsigned int conn_index = aconnector->base.index;
 	struct mod_hdcp_display *display = &hdcp_work[link_index].display;
 	struct mod_hdcp_link *link = &hdcp_work[link_index].link;
 	struct hdcp_workqueue *hdcp_w = &hdcp_work[link_index];
@@ -559,7 +569,10 @@ static void update_config(void *handle, struct cp_psp_stream_config *config)
 	mutex_lock(&hdcp_w->mutex);
 
 	mod_hdcp_add_display(&hdcp_w->hdcp, link, display, &hdcp_w->output);
-
+	drm_connector_get(&aconnector->base);
+	if (hdcp_w->aconnector[conn_index])
+		drm_connector_put(&hdcp_w->aconnector[conn_index]->base);
+	hdcp_w->aconnector[conn_index] = aconnector;
 	process_output(hdcp_w);
 	mutex_unlock(&hdcp_w->mutex);