diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_encoder_cvbs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_encoder_cvbs.c
index dc374bfc5951..41071d6e05e5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_encoder_cvbs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/meson/meson_encoder_cvbs.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 struct meson_encoder_cvbs {
 	struct drm_encoder	encoder;
 	struct drm_bridge	bridge;
-	struct drm_bridge	*next_bridge;
 	struct meson_drm	*priv;
 };
 
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ static int meson_encoder_cvbs_attach(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 	struct meson_encoder_cvbs *meson_encoder_cvbs =
 					bridge_to_meson_encoder_cvbs(bridge);
 
-	return drm_bridge_attach(encoder, meson_encoder_cvbs->next_bridge,
+	return drm_bridge_attach(encoder, meson_encoder_cvbs->bridge.next_bridge,
 				 &meson_encoder_cvbs->bridge, flags);
 }
 
@@ -241,9 +240,9 @@ int meson_encoder_cvbs_probe(struct meson_drm *priv)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	meson_encoder_cvbs->next_bridge = of_drm_find_bridge(remote);
+	meson_encoder_cvbs->bridge.next_bridge = of_drm_find_and_get_bridge(remote);
 	of_node_put(remote);
-	if (!meson_encoder_cvbs->next_bridge)
+	if (!meson_encoder_cvbs->bridge.next_bridge)
 		return dev_err_probe(priv->dev, -EPROBE_DEFER,
 				     "Failed to find CVBS Connector bridge\n");