diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/hdlcd_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/hdlcd_drv.c
index 59747ecaad54..faab7f9bd3b7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/hdlcd_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/hdlcd_drv.c
@@ -335,14 +335,10 @@ static int hdlcd_drm_bind(struct device *dev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_free;
 
-	ret = drm_dev_register(drm, 0);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_unload;
-
 	ret = component_bind_all(dev, drm);
 	if (ret) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed to bind all components\n");
-		goto err_unregister;
+		goto err_unload;
 	}
 
 	ret = pm_runtime_set_active(dev);
@@ -369,8 +365,17 @@ static int hdlcd_drm_bind(struct device *dev)
 		goto err_fbdev;
 	}
 
+	ret = drm_dev_register(drm, 0);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_register;
+
 	return 0;
 
+err_register:
+	if (hdlcd->fbdev) {
+		drm_fbdev_cma_fini(hdlcd->fbdev);
+		hdlcd->fbdev = NULL;
+	}
 err_fbdev:
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_fini(drm);
 	drm_mode_config_cleanup(drm);
@@ -379,8 +384,6 @@ static int hdlcd_drm_bind(struct device *dev)
 	pm_runtime_disable(drm->dev);
 err_pm_active:
 	component_unbind_all(dev, drm);
-err_unregister:
-	drm_dev_unregister(drm);
 err_unload:
 	drm_irq_uninstall(drm);
 	of_reserved_mem_device_release(drm->dev);
@@ -396,6 +399,7 @@ static void hdlcd_drm_unbind(struct device *dev)
 	struct drm_device *drm = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct hdlcd_drm_private *hdlcd = drm->dev_private;
 
+	drm_dev_unregister(drm);
 	if (hdlcd->fbdev) {
 		drm_fbdev_cma_fini(hdlcd->fbdev);
 		hdlcd->fbdev = NULL;
@@ -409,7 +413,6 @@ static void hdlcd_drm_unbind(struct device *dev)
 	pm_runtime_disable(drm->dev);
 	of_reserved_mem_device_release(drm->dev);
 	drm_mode_config_cleanup(drm);
-	drm_dev_unregister(drm);
 	drm_dev_unref(drm);
 	drm->dev_private = NULL;
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/malidp_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/malidp_drv.c
index ebf90c794eab..32f746e31379 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/malidp_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/arm/malidp_drv.c
@@ -359,10 +359,6 @@ static int malidp_bind(struct device *dev)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto init_fail;
 
-	ret = drm_dev_register(drm, 0);
-	if (ret)
-		goto register_fail;
-
 	/* Set the CRTC's port so that the encoder component can find it */
 	ep = of_graph_get_next_endpoint(dev->of_node, NULL);
 	if (!ep) {
@@ -401,8 +397,18 @@ static int malidp_bind(struct device *dev)
 	}
 
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_init(drm);
+
+	ret = drm_dev_register(drm, 0);
+	if (ret)
+		goto register_fail;
+
 	return 0;
 
+register_fail:
+	if (malidp->fbdev) {
+		drm_fbdev_cma_fini(malidp->fbdev);
+		malidp->fbdev = NULL;
+	}
 fbdev_fail:
 	drm_vblank_cleanup(drm);
 vblank_fail:
@@ -415,8 +421,6 @@ static int malidp_bind(struct device *dev)
 	of_node_put(malidp->crtc.port);
 	malidp->crtc.port = NULL;
 port_fail:
-	drm_dev_unregister(drm);
-register_fail:
 	malidp_fini(drm);
 init_fail:
 	drm->dev_private = NULL;
@@ -438,6 +442,7 @@ static void malidp_unbind(struct device *dev)
 	struct malidp_drm *malidp = drm->dev_private;
 	struct malidp_hw_device *hwdev = malidp->dev;
 
+	drm_dev_unregister(drm);
 	if (malidp->fbdev) {
 		drm_fbdev_cma_fini(malidp->fbdev);
 		malidp->fbdev = NULL;
@@ -449,7 +454,6 @@ static void malidp_unbind(struct device *dev)
 	component_unbind_all(dev, drm);
 	of_node_put(malidp->crtc.port);
 	malidp->crtc.port = NULL;
-	drm_dev_unregister(drm);
 	malidp_fini(drm);
 	drm->dev_private = NULL;
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda998x_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda998x_drv.c
index af8683e0dd54..027521f30b6e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda998x_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i2c/tda998x_drv.c
@@ -1585,7 +1585,6 @@ const struct drm_connector_helper_funcs tda998x_connector_helper_funcs = {
 
 static void tda998x_connector_destroy(struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
-	drm_connector_unregister(connector);
 	drm_connector_cleanup(connector);
 }
 
@@ -1657,16 +1656,10 @@ static int tda998x_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master, void *data)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_connector;
 
-	ret = drm_connector_register(&priv->connector);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_sysfs;
-
 	drm_mode_connector_attach_encoder(&priv->connector, &priv->encoder);
 
 	return 0;
 
-err_sysfs:
-	drm_connector_cleanup(&priv->connector);
 err_connector:
 	drm_encoder_cleanup(&priv->encoder);
 err_encoder:
@@ -1679,7 +1672,6 @@ static void tda998x_unbind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 {
 	struct tda998x_priv *priv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	drm_connector_unregister(&priv->connector);
 	drm_connector_cleanup(&priv->connector);
 	drm_encoder_cleanup(&priv->encoder);
 	tda998x_destroy(priv);