diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
index 1b754c49896bdb0bb31e2dd5cc1ba2c49b932705..c73e194cb0275181061628c7cfc900974433dca9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
@@ -3654,12 +3654,14 @@ static void update_connector_ext_caps(struct amdgpu_dm_connector *aconnector)
 		caps->min_input_signal = min_input_signal_override;
 }
 
+DEFINE_FREE(sink_release, struct dc_sink *, if (_T) dc_sink_release(_T))
+
 void amdgpu_dm_update_connector_after_detect(
 		struct amdgpu_dm_connector *aconnector)
 {
 	struct drm_connector *connector = &aconnector->base;
+	struct dc_sink *sink __free(sink_release) = NULL;
 	struct drm_device *dev = connector->dev;
-	struct dc_sink *sink;
 
 	/* MST handled by drm_mst framework */
 	if (aconnector->mst_mgr.mst_state == true)
@@ -3706,8 +3708,6 @@ void amdgpu_dm_update_connector_after_detect(
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (sink)
-			dc_sink_release(sink);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -3715,10 +3715,8 @@ void amdgpu_dm_update_connector_after_detect(
 	 * TODO: temporary guard to look for proper fix
 	 * if this sink is MST sink, we should not do anything
 	 */
-	if (sink && sink->sink_signal == SIGNAL_TYPE_DISPLAY_PORT_MST) {
-		dc_sink_release(sink);
+	if (sink && sink->sink_signal == SIGNAL_TYPE_DISPLAY_PORT_MST)
 		return;
-	}
 
 	if (aconnector->dc_sink == sink) {
 		/*
@@ -3727,8 +3725,6 @@ void amdgpu_dm_update_connector_after_detect(
 		 */
 		drm_dbg_kms(dev, "DCHPD: connector_id=%d: dc_sink didn't change.\n",
 				 aconnector->connector_id);
-		if (sink)
-			dc_sink_release(sink);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -3798,9 +3794,6 @@ void amdgpu_dm_update_connector_after_detect(
 	}
 
 	update_subconnector_property(aconnector);
-
-	if (sink)
-		dc_sink_release(sink);
 }
 
 static void handle_hpd_irq_helper(struct amdgpu_dm_connector *aconnector)