diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-novatek-nt37700f.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-novatek-nt37700f.c
index 74f46a268c0f..c221dd498fed 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-novatek-nt37700f.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-novatek-nt37700f.c
@@ -225,9 +225,12 @@ static int nt37700f_tianma_probe(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi)
 	struct nt37700f_tianma *ctx;
 	int ret;
 
-	ctx = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*ctx), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ctx)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	ctx = devm_drm_panel_alloc(dev, __typeof(*ctx), panel,
+				  &nt37700f_tianma_panel_funcs,
+				  DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DSI);
+
+	if (IS_ERR(ctx))
+		return PTR_ERR(ctx);
 
 	ctx->supply = devm_regulator_get(dev, "power");
 	if (IS_ERR(ctx->supply))
@@ -247,8 +250,6 @@ static int nt37700f_tianma_probe(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi)
 	dsi->mode_flags = MIPI_DSI_MODE_VIDEO_BURST |
 			  MIPI_DSI_CLOCK_NON_CONTINUOUS | MIPI_DSI_MODE_LPM;
 
-	drm_panel_init(&ctx->panel, dev, &nt37700f_tianma_panel_funcs,
-		       DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DSI);
 	ctx->panel.prepare_prev_first = true;
 
 	ctx->panel.backlight = nt37700f_tianma_create_backlight(dsi);