diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
index 05f769474903..6c44faea4af1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
@@ -2984,12 +2984,18 @@ static int vc4_hdmi_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master, void *data)
 		clk_prepare_enable(vc4_hdmi->pixel_bvb_clock);
 	}
 
-	drm_simple_encoder_init(drm, encoder, DRM_MODE_ENCODER_TMDS);
+	ret = drmm_encoder_init(drm, encoder,
+				NULL,
+				DRM_MODE_ENCODER_TMDS,
+				NULL);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_put_runtime_pm;
+
 	drm_encoder_helper_add(encoder, &vc4_hdmi_encoder_helper_funcs);
 
 	ret = vc4_hdmi_connector_init(drm, vc4_hdmi);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_destroy_encoder;
+		goto err_put_runtime_pm;
 
 	ret = vc4_hdmi_hotplug_init(vc4_hdmi);
 	if (ret)
@@ -3017,8 +3023,7 @@ static int vc4_hdmi_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master, void *data)
 	vc4_hdmi_hotplug_exit(vc4_hdmi);
 err_destroy_conn:
 	drm_connector_cleanup(&vc4_hdmi->connector);
-err_destroy_encoder:
-	drm_encoder_cleanup(encoder);
+err_put_runtime_pm:
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(dev);
 err_disable_runtime_pm:
 	pm_runtime_disable(dev);
@@ -3061,7 +3066,6 @@ static void vc4_hdmi_unbind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 	vc4_hdmi_cec_exit(vc4_hdmi);
 	vc4_hdmi_hotplug_exit(vc4_hdmi);
 	drm_connector_cleanup(&vc4_hdmi->connector);
-	drm_encoder_cleanup(&vc4_hdmi->encoder.base);
 
 	pm_runtime_disable(dev);