diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
index f7d4c2b709bd..727aab2522de 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/dp/dp_display.c
@@ -326,6 +326,8 @@ static void dp_display_unbind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 
 	kthread_stop(dp->ev_tsk);
 
+	of_dp_aux_depopulate_bus(dp->aux);
+
 	dp_power_client_deinit(dp->power);
 	dp_unregister_audio_driver(dev, dp->audio);
 	dp_aux_unregister(dp->aux);
@@ -1479,11 +1481,6 @@ void msm_dp_debugfs_init(struct msm_dp *dp_display, struct drm_minor *minor)
 	}
 }
 
-static void of_dp_aux_depopulate_bus_void(void *data)
-{
-	of_dp_aux_depopulate_bus(data);
-}
-
 static int dp_display_get_next_bridge(struct msm_dp *dp)
 {
 	int rc;
@@ -1511,12 +1508,6 @@ static int dp_display_get_next_bridge(struct msm_dp *dp)
 		of_node_put(aux_bus);
 		if (rc)
 			goto error;
-
-		rc = devm_add_action_or_reset(dp->drm_dev->dev,
-						of_dp_aux_depopulate_bus_void,
-						dp_priv->aux);
-		if (rc)
-			goto error;
 	} else if (dp->is_edp) {
 		DRM_ERROR("eDP aux_bus not found\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -1540,6 +1531,7 @@ static int dp_display_get_next_bridge(struct msm_dp *dp)
 
 error:
 	if (dp->is_edp) {
+		of_dp_aux_depopulate_bus(dp_priv->aux);
 		dp_display_host_phy_exit(dp_priv);
 		dp_display_host_deinit(dp_priv);
 	}