diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dpi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dpi.c
index c28b84fb11f0..e1f94a84c9bd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dpi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dpi.c
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ static int dpi_init_output_port(struct dpi_data *dpi, struct device_node *port)
 	out->ops = &dpi_ops;
 	out->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 
-	r = omapdss_device_init_output(out);
+	r = omapdss_device_init_output(out, NULL);
 	if (r < 0)
 		return r;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dsi.c
index c5904935a519..2b024666a2fd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/dsi.c
@@ -5133,7 +5133,7 @@ static int dsi_init_output(struct dsi_data *dsi)
 		       | DRM_BUS_FLAG_DE_HIGH
 		       | DRM_BUS_FLAG_SYNC_DRIVE_NEGEDGE;
 
-	r = omapdss_device_init_output(out);
+	r = omapdss_device_init_output(out, NULL);
 	if (r < 0)
 		return r;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi4.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi4.c
index b429677b47cd..0a0bda7f686f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi4.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi4.c
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ static int hdmi4_init_output(struct omap_hdmi *hdmi)
 	out->of_port = 0;
 	out->ops_flags = OMAP_DSS_DEVICE_OP_EDID;
 
-	r = omapdss_device_init_output(out);
+	r = omapdss_device_init_output(out, NULL);
 	if (r < 0)
 		return r;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi5.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi5.c
index 9235273a0ff3..07e6d8347689 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi5.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/hdmi5.c
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ static int hdmi5_init_output(struct omap_hdmi *hdmi)
 	out->of_port = 0;
 	out->ops_flags = OMAP_DSS_DEVICE_OP_EDID;
 
-	r = omapdss_device_init_output(out);
+	r = omapdss_device_init_output(out, NULL);
 	if (r < 0)
 		return r;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/omapdss.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/omapdss.h
index 5bf6e0da6cd5..8cc08a3290de 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/omapdss.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/omapdss.h
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ struct omap_dss_device {
 	struct dss_device *dss;
 	struct omap_dss_device *next;
 	struct drm_bridge *bridge;
+	struct drm_bridge *next_bridge;
 	struct drm_panel *panel;
 
 	struct list_head list;
@@ -499,7 +500,8 @@ int omap_dss_get_num_overlays(void);
 #define for_each_dss_output(d) \
 	while ((d = omapdss_device_next_output(d)) != NULL)
 struct omap_dss_device *omapdss_device_next_output(struct omap_dss_device *from);
-int omapdss_device_init_output(struct omap_dss_device *out);
+int omapdss_device_init_output(struct omap_dss_device *out,
+			       struct drm_bridge *local_bridge);
 void omapdss_device_cleanup_output(struct omap_dss_device *out);
 
 typedef void (*omap_dispc_isr_t) (void *arg, u32 mask);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/output.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/output.c
index 70ccb10c11e9..71693d1abea8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/output.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/output.c
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 #include "dss.h"
 #include "omapdss.h"
 
-int omapdss_device_init_output(struct omap_dss_device *out)
+int omapdss_device_init_output(struct omap_dss_device *out,
+			       struct drm_bridge *local_bridge)
 {
 	struct device_node *remote_node;
 	int ret;
@@ -70,10 +71,20 @@ int omapdss_device_init_output(struct omap_dss_device *out)
 		out->bridge = bridge;
 	}
 
-	return out->next || out->bridge ? 0 : -EPROBE_DEFER;
+	if (local_bridge) {
+		out->next_bridge = out->bridge;
+		out->bridge = local_bridge;
+	}
+
+	if (!out->next && !out->bridge) {
+		ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 
 error:
-	omapdss_device_put(out->next);
+	omapdss_device_cleanup_output(out);
 	out->next = NULL;
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -82,7 +93,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(omapdss_device_init_output);
 void omapdss_device_cleanup_output(struct omap_dss_device *out)
 {
 	if (out->bridge && out->panel)
-		drm_panel_bridge_remove(out->bridge);
+		drm_panel_bridge_remove(out->next_bridge ?
+					out->next_bridge : out->bridge);
 
 	if (out->next)
 		omapdss_device_put(out->next);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/sdi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/sdi.c
index aa841cb461e9..2c5eaac9193f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/sdi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/sdi.c
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ static int sdi_init_output(struct sdi_device *sdi)
 	out->bus_flags = DRM_BUS_FLAG_PIXDATA_DRIVE_POSEDGE	/* 15.5.9.1.2 */
 		       | DRM_BUS_FLAG_SYNC_DRIVE_POSEDGE;
 
-	r = omapdss_device_init_output(out);
+	r = omapdss_device_init_output(out, NULL);
 	if (r < 0)
 		return r;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/venc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/venc.c
index ff7128a47bef..0a81dd5c93d6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/venc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/dss/venc.c
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ static int venc_init_output(struct venc_device *venc)
 	out->of_port = 0;
 	out->ops_flags = OMAP_DSS_DEVICE_OP_MODES;
 
-	r = omapdss_device_init_output(out);
+	r = omapdss_device_init_output(out, NULL);
 	if (r < 0)
 		return r;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
index b615ecef7719..790a2b5a1591 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/omapdrm/omap_drv.c
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ static int omap_modeset_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 		struct drm_encoder *encoder = pipe->encoder;
 		struct drm_crtc *crtc;
 
-		if (!pipe->output->bridge) {
+		if (pipe->output->next) {
 			pipe->connector = omap_connector_init(dev, pipe->output,
 							      encoder);
 			if (!pipe->connector)
