diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_panel.c
index 86c67329b6051e..1943b2f50ca0ad 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_panel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_panel.c
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ struct panel_connector {
 static void panel_connector_destroy(struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
 	struct panel_connector *panel_connector = to_panel_connector(connector);
+	drm_sysfs_connector_remove(connector);
 	drm_connector_cleanup(connector);
 	kfree(panel_connector);
 }