diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_bridge.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_bridge.c
index 5f265e8b4d49..034dbe7203bf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_bridge.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_bridge.c
@@ -197,15 +197,22 @@
  * driver.
  */
 
+/* Protect bridge_list and bridge_lingering_list */
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(bridge_lock);
 static LIST_HEAD(bridge_list);
+static LIST_HEAD(bridge_lingering_list);
 
 static void __drm_bridge_free(struct kref *kref)
 {
 	struct drm_bridge *bridge = container_of(kref, struct drm_bridge, refcount);
 
+	mutex_lock(&bridge_lock);
+	list_del(&bridge->list);
+	mutex_unlock(&bridge_lock);
+
 	if (bridge->funcs->destroy)
 		bridge->funcs->destroy(bridge);
+
 	kfree(bridge->container);
 }
 
@@ -273,6 +280,7 @@ void *__devm_drm_bridge_alloc(struct device *dev, size_t size, size_t offset,
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
 	bridge = container + offset;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bridge->list);
 	bridge->container = container;
 	bridge->funcs = funcs;
 	kref_init(&bridge->refcount);
@@ -300,6 +308,14 @@ void drm_bridge_add(struct drm_bridge *bridge)
 
 	drm_bridge_get(bridge);
 
+	/*
+	 * If the bridge was previously added and then removed, it is now
+	 * in bridge_lingering_list. Remove it or bridge_lingering_list will be
+	 * corrupted when adding this bridge to bridge_list below.
+	 */
+	if (!list_empty(&bridge->list))
+		list_del_init(&bridge->list);
+
 	mutex_init(&bridge->hpd_mutex);
 
 	if (bridge->ops & DRM_BRIDGE_OP_HDMI)
@@ -343,7 +359,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(devm_drm_bridge_add);
 void drm_bridge_remove(struct drm_bridge *bridge)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&bridge_lock);
-	list_del_init(&bridge->list);
+	list_move_tail(&bridge->list, &bridge_lingering_list);
 	mutex_unlock(&bridge_lock);
 
 	mutex_destroy(&bridge->hpd_mutex);