struct sun4i_rgb *rgb;
        int ret;
 
-       /* If we don't have a panel, there's no point in going on */
-       if (IS_ERR(tcon->panel))
-               return -ENODEV;
-
        rgb = devm_kzalloc(drm->dev, sizeof(*rgb), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (!rgb)
                return -ENOMEM;
        rgb->drv = drv;
 
+       tcon->panel = sun4i_tcon_find_panel(tcon->dev->of_node);
+       if (IS_ERR(tcon->panel)) {
+               dev_info(drm->dev, "No panel found... RGB output disabled\n");
+               return 0;
+       }
+
        drm_encoder_helper_add(&rgb->encoder,
                               &sun4i_rgb_enc_helper_funcs);
        ret = drm_encoder_init(drm,
 
        return 0;
 }
 
-static struct drm_panel *sun4i_tcon_find_panel(struct device_node *node)
+struct drm_panel *sun4i_tcon_find_panel(struct device_node *node)
 {
        struct device_node *port, *remote, *child;
        struct device_node *end_node = NULL;
                goto err_free_clocks;
        }
 
-       tcon->panel = sun4i_tcon_find_panel(dev->of_node);
-       if (IS_ERR(tcon->panel)) {
-               dev_info(dev, "No panel found... RGB output disabled\n");
-               return 0;
-       }
-
        ret = sun4i_rgb_init(drm);
        if (ret < 0)
                goto err_free_clocks;
 
        struct drm_panel                *panel;
 };
 
+struct drm_panel *sun4i_tcon_find_panel(struct device_node *node);
+
 /* Global Control */
 void sun4i_tcon_disable(struct sun4i_tcon *tcon);
 void sun4i_tcon_enable(struct sun4i_tcon *tcon);