diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-ilitek-ili9881c.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-ilitek-ili9881c.c
index a241d9d20772..0e8fa3370fd9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-ilitek-ili9881c.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-ilitek-ili9881c.c
@@ -1161,7 +1161,11 @@ static int ili9881c_dsi_probe(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi)
 	dsi->format = MIPI_DSI_FMT_RGB888;
 	dsi->lanes = 4;
 
-	return mipi_dsi_attach(dsi);
+	ret = mipi_dsi_attach(dsi);
+	if (ret)
+		drm_panel_remove(&ctx->panel);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int ili9881c_dsi_remove(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi)