diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/imx/imx8qxp-ldb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/imx/imx8qxp-ldb.c
index 122502968927..675995cbeb6b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/imx/imx8qxp-ldb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/imx/imx8qxp-ldb.c
@@ -62,6 +62,15 @@ static inline struct imx8qxp_ldb *base_to_imx8qxp_ldb(struct ldb *base)
 	return container_of(base, struct imx8qxp_ldb, base);
 }
 
+static void imx8qxp_ldb_bridge_destroy(struct drm_bridge *bridge)
+{
+	struct ldb_channel *ldb_ch = bridge->driver_private;
+	struct ldb *ldb = ldb_ch->ldb;
+	struct imx8qxp_ldb *imx8qxp_ldb = base_to_imx8qxp_ldb(ldb);
+
+	drm_bridge_put(imx8qxp_ldb->companion);
+}
+
 static void imx8qxp_ldb_set_phy_cfg(struct imx8qxp_ldb *imx8qxp_ldb,
 				    unsigned long di_clk, bool is_split,
 				    struct phy_configure_opts_lvds *phy_cfg)
@@ -391,6 +400,7 @@ imx8qxp_ldb_bridge_mode_valid(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 }
 
 static const struct drm_bridge_funcs imx8qxp_ldb_bridge_funcs = {
+	.destroy		= imx8qxp_ldb_bridge_destroy,
 	.atomic_duplicate_state	= drm_atomic_helper_bridge_duplicate_state,
 	.atomic_destroy_state	= drm_atomic_helper_bridge_destroy_state,
 	.atomic_reset		= drm_atomic_helper_bridge_reset,
@@ -552,7 +562,7 @@ static int imx8qxp_ldb_parse_dt_companion(struct imx8qxp_ldb *imx8qxp_ldb)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	imx8qxp_ldb->companion = of_drm_find_bridge(companion_port);
+	imx8qxp_ldb->companion = of_drm_find_and_get_bridge(companion_port);
 	if (!imx8qxp_ldb->companion) {
 		ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
 		DRM_DEV_DEBUG_DRIVER(dev,