diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-lvds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-lvds.c
index cab3fb4177e3fa934acdf92ec443bfd07f3fd797..2405f26e5d31f2ee8f9702e6c6780a3db61b00b7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-lvds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panel/panel-lvds.c
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ static int panel_lvds_parse_dt(struct panel_lvds *lvds)
 static int panel_lvds_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct panel_lvds *lvds;
-	struct device_node *np;
 	int ret;
 
 	lvds = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*lvds), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -243,14 +242,9 @@ static int panel_lvds_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	np = of_parse_phandle(lvds->dev->of_node, "backlight", 0);
-	if (np) {
-		lvds->backlight = of_find_backlight_by_node(np);
-		of_node_put(np);
-
-		if (!lvds->backlight)
-			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
-	}
+	lvds->backlight = devm_of_find_backlight(lvds->dev);
+	if (IS_ERR(lvds->backlight))
+		return PTR_ERR(lvds->backlight);
 
 	/*
 	 * TODO: Handle all power supplies specified in the DT node in a generic
@@ -265,14 +259,10 @@ static int panel_lvds_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ret = drm_panel_add(&lvds->panel);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto error;
+		return ret;
 
 	dev_set_drvdata(lvds->dev, lvds);
 	return 0;
-
-error:
-	put_device(&lvds->backlight->dev);
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static int panel_lvds_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
@@ -283,9 +273,6 @@ static int panel_lvds_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	panel_lvds_disable(&lvds->panel);
 
-	if (lvds->backlight)
-		put_device(&lvds->backlight->dev);
-
 	return 0;
 }