diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dsi.c
index 07af7758066db47c866a86a2be8fdfe5386421a5..32f2567497890c159ac09142dbe1e50d81f79877 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_dsi.c
@@ -1527,7 +1527,9 @@ static int exynos_dsi_host_attach(struct mipi_dsi_host *host,
 		}
 
 		dsi->panel = of_drm_find_panel(device->dev.of_node);
-		if (dsi->panel) {
+		if (IS_ERR(dsi->panel)) {
+			dsi->panel = NULL;
+		} else {
 			drm_panel_attach(dsi->panel, &dsi->connector);
 			dsi->connector.status = connector_status_connected;
 		}