diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-ilitek-ili9806e-core.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-ilitek-ili9806e-core.c
index be2cf1440155..53e25d1086db 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-ilitek-ili9806e-core.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-ilitek-ili9806e-core.c
@@ -78,9 +78,11 @@ int ili9806e_probe(struct device *dev, void *transport,
 	bool set_prepare_prev_first = false;
 	int ret;
 
-	ctx = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(struct ili9806e), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ctx)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	ctx = devm_drm_panel_alloc(dev, __typeof(*ctx), panel,
+				  funcs, connector_type);
+
+	if (IS_ERR(ctx))
+		return PTR_ERR(ctx);
 
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, ctx);
 	ctx->transport = transport;
@@ -103,8 +105,6 @@ int ili9806e_probe(struct device *dev, void *transport,
 		return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(ctx->reset_gpio),
 				     "Failed to get reset-gpios\n");
 
-	drm_panel_init(&ctx->panel, dev, funcs, connector_type);
-
 	ret = drm_panel_of_backlight(&ctx->panel);
 	if (ret)
 		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Failed to get backlight\n");