diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.c
index 6b8dfa1e7650..79a37d18aeb1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.c
@@ -399,8 +399,7 @@ static void vc4_drm_unbind(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_device *drm = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	drm_dev_unregister(drm);
-
+	drm_dev_unplug(drm);
 	drm_atomic_helper_shutdown(drm);
 }