diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_of.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_of.c
index 59d368ea006b..9d90cd75c457 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_of.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_of.c
@@ -249,6 +249,21 @@ int drm_of_find_panel_or_bridge(const struct device_node *np,
 	if (panel)
 		*panel = NULL;
 
+	/**
+	 * Devices can also be child nodes when we also control that device
+	 * through the upstream device (ie, MIPI-DCS for a MIPI-DSI device).
+	 *
+	 * Lookup for a child node of the given parent that isn't either port
+	 * or ports.
+	 */
+	for_each_available_child_of_node(np, remote) {
+		if (of_node_name_eq(remote, "port") ||
+		    of_node_name_eq(remote, "ports"))
+			continue;
+
+		goto of_find_panel_or_bridge;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * of_graph_get_remote_node() produces a noisy error message if port
 	 * node isn't found and the absence of the port is a legit case here,
@@ -259,6 +274,8 @@ int drm_of_find_panel_or_bridge(const struct device_node *np,
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	remote = of_graph_get_remote_node(np, port, endpoint);
+
+of_find_panel_or_bridge:
 	if (!remote)
 		return -ENODEV;