diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-mipi-dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-mipi-dsi.c
index 6b268f9445b3..8a535041f071 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-mipi-dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-mipi-dsi.c
@@ -314,8 +314,6 @@ static int dw_mipi_dsi_host_attach(struct mipi_dsi_host *host,
 {
 	struct dw_mipi_dsi *dsi = host_to_dsi(host);
 	const struct dw_mipi_dsi_plat_data *pdata = dsi->plat_data;
-	struct drm_bridge *bridge;
-	struct drm_panel *panel;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (device->lanes > dsi->plat_data->max_data_lanes) {
@@ -329,22 +327,6 @@ static int dw_mipi_dsi_host_attach(struct mipi_dsi_host *host,
 	dsi->format = device->format;
 	dsi->mode_flags = device->mode_flags;
 
-	ret = drm_of_find_panel_or_bridge(host->dev->of_node, 1, 0,
-					  &panel, &bridge);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	if (panel) {
-		bridge = drm_panel_bridge_add_typed(panel,
-						    DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DSI);
-		if (IS_ERR(bridge))
-			return PTR_ERR(bridge);
-	}
-
-	dsi->panel_bridge = bridge;
-
-	drm_bridge_add(&dsi->bridge);
-
 	if (pdata->host_ops && pdata->host_ops->attach) {
 		ret = pdata->host_ops->attach(pdata->priv_data, device);
 		if (ret < 0)
@@ -1105,6 +1087,8 @@ __dw_mipi_dsi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	struct reset_control *apb_rst;
 	struct dw_mipi_dsi *dsi;
+	struct drm_bridge *bridge;
+	struct drm_panel *panel;
 	int ret;
 
 	dsi = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*dsi), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1167,6 +1151,20 @@ __dw_mipi_dsi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	dw_mipi_dsi_debugfs_init(dsi);
 	pm_runtime_enable(dev);
 
+	ret = drm_of_find_panel_or_bridge(dev->of_node, 1, 0,
+					  &panel, &bridge);
+	if (ret)
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+
+	if (panel) {
+		bridge = drm_panel_bridge_add_typed(panel,
+						    DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DSI);
+		if (IS_ERR(bridge))
+			return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+	}
+
+	dsi->panel_bridge = bridge;
+
 	dsi->dsi_host.ops = &dw_mipi_dsi_host_ops;
 	dsi->dsi_host.dev = dev;
 	ret = mipi_dsi_host_register(&dsi->dsi_host);
@@ -1181,6 +1179,7 @@ __dw_mipi_dsi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF
 	dsi->bridge.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 #endif
+	drm_bridge_add(&dsi->bridge);
 
 	return dsi;
 }