diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/panel.c
index 6e88339dec0f5faee690b7c53e8dcd0f1ee2281c..0c5db13b11dcb90ee88b9932b91aa05fc48d59bd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/panel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/panel.c
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ void drm_panel_bridge_remove(struct drm_bridge *bridge)
 	if (!bridge)
 		return;
 
-	if (bridge->funcs != &panel_bridge_bridge_funcs)
+	if (!drm_bridge_is_panel(bridge))
 		return;
 
 	panel_bridge = drm_bridge_to_panel_bridge(bridge);