diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/stm/ltdc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/stm/ltdc.c
index b5117fccf355..65c3c79ad1d5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/stm/ltdc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/stm/ltdc.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <drm/drm_of.h>
 #include <drm/drm_plane_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_probe_helper.h>
+#include <drm/drm_simple_kms_helper.h>
 #include <drm/drm_vblank.h>
 
 #include <video/videomode.h>
@@ -1054,14 +1055,6 @@ static int ltdc_crtc_init(struct drm_device *ddev, struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/*
- * DRM_ENCODER
- */
-
-static const struct drm_encoder_funcs ltdc_encoder_funcs = {
-	.destroy = drm_encoder_cleanup,
-};
-
 static void ltdc_encoder_disable(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 {
 	struct drm_device *ddev = encoder->dev;
@@ -1122,8 +1115,7 @@ static int ltdc_encoder_init(struct drm_device *ddev, struct drm_bridge *bridge)
 	encoder->possible_crtcs = CRTC_MASK;
 	encoder->possible_clones = 0;	/* No cloning support */
 
-	drm_encoder_init(ddev, encoder, &ltdc_encoder_funcs,
-			 DRM_MODE_ENCODER_DPI, NULL);
+	drm_simple_encoder_init(ddev, encoder, DRM_MODE_ENCODER_DPI);
 
 	drm_encoder_helper_add(encoder, &ltdc_encoder_helper_funcs);