diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_bridge.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_bridge.c
index b4c89ec01998..d0e81639927a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_bridge.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_bridge.c
@@ -1392,6 +1392,23 @@ struct drm_bridge *of_drm_find_bridge(struct device_node *np)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_drm_find_bridge);
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * devm_drm_put_bridge - Release a bridge reference obtained via devm
+ * @dev: device that got the bridge via devm
+ * @bridge: pointer to a struct drm_bridge obtained via devm
+ *
+ * Same as drm_bridge_put() for bridge pointers obtained via devm functions
+ * such as devm_drm_bridge_alloc().
+ *
+ * This function is a temporary workaround and MUST NOT be used. Manual
+ * handling of bridge lifetime is inherently unsafe.
+ */
+void devm_drm_put_bridge(struct device *dev, struct drm_bridge *bridge)
+{
+	devm_release_action(dev, drm_bridge_put_void, bridge);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(devm_drm_put_bridge);
+
 static void drm_bridge_debugfs_show_bridge(struct drm_printer *p,
 					   struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 					   unsigned int idx)
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_bridge.h b/include/drm/drm_bridge.h
index cc9f7df38102..464da28f9134 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_bridge.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_bridge.h
@@ -1311,6 +1311,8 @@ static inline struct drm_bridge *devm_drm_of_get_bridge(struct device *dev,
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 }
 
+static inline void devm_drm_put_bridge(struct device *dev, struct drm_bridge *bridge) {}
+
 static inline struct drm_bridge *drmm_of_get_bridge(struct drm_device *drm,
 						     struct device_node *node,
 						     u32 port,
@@ -1320,6 +1322,8 @@ static inline struct drm_bridge *drmm_of_get_bridge(struct drm_device *drm,
 }
 #endif
 
+void devm_drm_put_bridge(struct device *dev, struct drm_bridge *bridge);
+
 void drm_bridge_debugfs_params(struct dentry *root);
 void drm_bridge_debugfs_encoder_params(struct dentry *root, struct drm_encoder *encoder);