diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_bridge_connector.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_bridge_connector.c
index 39cc18f78eda..d85ceb80c137 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_bridge_connector.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_bridge_connector.c
@@ -773,8 +773,11 @@ static void drm_bridge_connector_put_bridges(struct drm_device *dev, void *data)
  * @drm: the DRM device
  * @encoder: the encoder where the bridge chain starts
  *
- * Allocate, initialise and register a &drm_bridge_connector with the @drm
- * device. The connector is associated with a chain of bridges that starts at
+ * Create a new &drm_bridge_connector for the @drm device. The connector is
+ * allocated, initialised, registered with the @drm device and attached to
+ * @encoder.
+ *
+ * The connector is associated with a chain of bridges that starts at
  * the @encoder. All bridges in the chain shall report bridge operation flags
  * (&drm_bridge->ops) and bridge output type (&drm_bridge->type), and none of
  * them may create a DRM connector directly.
@@ -1055,6 +1058,10 @@ struct drm_connector *drm_bridge_connector_init(struct drm_device *drm,
 	    IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_DISPLAY_HDCP_HELPER))
 		drm_connector_attach_content_protection_property(connector, true);
 
+	ret = drm_connector_attach_encoder(connector, encoder);
+	if (ret)
+		return ERR_PTR(ret);
+
 	return connector;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(drm_bridge_connector_init);