diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/panel.c
index 7cbaba213ef693d11c430533df45c838a56c1229..dbeaf1257668cd7c5681707f240d122a3f6b9f4e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/panel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/panel.c
@@ -92,6 +92,17 @@ static int panel_bridge_attach(struct drm_bridge *bridge)
 static void panel_bridge_detach(struct drm_bridge *bridge)
 {
 	struct panel_bridge *panel_bridge = drm_bridge_to_panel_bridge(bridge);
+	struct drm_connector *connector = &panel_bridge->connector;
+
+	/*
+	 * Cleanup the connector if we know it was initialized.
+	 *
+	 * FIXME: This wouldn't be needed if the panel_bridge structure was
+	 * allocated with drmm_kzalloc(). This might be tricky since the
+	 * drm_device pointer can only be retrieved when the bridge is attached.
+	 */
+	if (connector->dev)
+		drm_connector_cleanup(connector);
 
 	drm_panel_detach(panel_bridge->panel);
 }