diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/dw_hdmi-imx.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/dw_hdmi-imx.c
index f22cfbf9353e..86a62796c151 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/dw_hdmi-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/dw_hdmi-imx.c
@@ -137,6 +137,12 @@ static int dw_hdmi_imx_atomic_check(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void dw_hdmi_imx_encoder_destroy(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
+{
+	drm_encoder_cleanup(encoder);
+	kfree(enc_to_imx_hdmi(encoder));
+}
+
 static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs dw_hdmi_imx_encoder_helper_funcs = {
 	.enable     = dw_hdmi_imx_encoder_enable,
 	.disable    = dw_hdmi_imx_encoder_disable,
@@ -144,7 +150,7 @@ static const struct drm_encoder_helper_funcs dw_hdmi_imx_encoder_helper_funcs =
 };
 
 static const struct drm_encoder_funcs dw_hdmi_imx_encoder_funcs = {
-	.destroy = drm_encoder_cleanup,
+	.destroy = dw_hdmi_imx_encoder_destroy,
 };
 
 static enum drm_mode_status
@@ -212,7 +218,7 @@ static int dw_hdmi_imx_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 	if (!pdev->dev.of_node)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	hdmi = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*hdmi), GFP_KERNEL);
+	hdmi = kzalloc(sizeof(*hdmi), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!hdmi)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -228,12 +234,16 @@ static int dw_hdmi_imx_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 	 * not been registered yet.  Defer probing, and hope that
 	 * the required CRTC is added later.
 	 */
-	if (encoder->possible_crtcs == 0)
+	if (encoder->possible_crtcs == 0) {
+		kfree(hdmi);
 		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+	}
 
 	ret = dw_hdmi_imx_parse_dt(hdmi);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		kfree(hdmi);
 		return ret;
+	}
 
 	drm_encoder_helper_add(encoder, &dw_hdmi_imx_encoder_helper_funcs);
 	drm_encoder_init(drm, encoder, &dw_hdmi_imx_encoder_funcs,
@@ -242,15 +252,9 @@ static int dw_hdmi_imx_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, hdmi);
 
 	hdmi->hdmi = dw_hdmi_bind(pdev, encoder, plat_data);
-
-	/*
-	 * If dw_hdmi_bind() fails we'll never call dw_hdmi_unbind(),
-	 * which would have called the encoder cleanup.  Do it manually.
-	 */
-	if (IS_ERR(hdmi->hdmi)) {
+	/* Don't call kfree() here, this is done by the .destroy() handler. */
+	if (IS_ERR(hdmi->hdmi))
 		ret = PTR_ERR(hdmi->hdmi);
-		drm_encoder_cleanup(encoder);
-	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
index 9979547ca883..feab6eb9e7e5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-drm-core.c
@@ -275,9 +275,10 @@ static void imx_drm_unbind(struct device *dev)
 
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_fini(drm);
 
+	component_unbind_all(drm->dev, drm);
+
 	drm_mode_config_cleanup(drm);
 
-	component_unbind_all(drm->dev, drm);
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
 
 	drm_dev_put(drm);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-ldb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-ldb.c
index 5e6c1b09dbfa..4a5d31da592a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-ldb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-ldb.c
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ static void imx_ldb_connector_destroy(struct drm_connector *connector)
 	i2c_put_adapter(imx_ldb_con->ddc);
 	/* avoid dangling pointers */
 	imx_ldb_con->ldb_channel = NULL;
+	kfree(imx_ldb_con->edid);
+	kfree(imx_ldb_con);
 }
 
 static int imx_ldb_connector_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
@@ -184,6 +186,7 @@ static void imx_ldb_encoder_destroy(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 	drm_encoder_cleanup(encoder);
 	/* avoid dangling pointers */
 	channel->ldb = NULL;
+	kfree(channel);
 }
 
 static void imx_ldb_set_clock(struct imx_ldb *ldb, int mux, int chno,
@@ -502,9 +505,8 @@ static int imx_ldb_panel_ddc(struct device *dev,
 		edidp = of_get_property(child, "edid",
 					&connector->edid_len);
 		if (edidp) {
-			connector->edid = devm_kmemdup(dev, edidp,
-						       connector->edid_len,
-						       GFP_KERNEL);
+			connector->edid = kmemdup(edidp, connector->edid_len,
+						  GFP_KERNEL);
 		} else if (!channel->panel) {
 			/* fallback to display-timings node */
 			ret = of_get_drm_display_mode(child,
@@ -525,7 +527,7 @@ static int imx_ldb_setup_channel(struct device *dev,
 				 int channel_number)
 {
 	struct imx_ldb_channel *channel;
-	struct imx_ldb_connector *imx_ldb_con;
+	struct imx_ldb_connector *imx_ldb_con = NULL;
 	struct drm_encoder *encoder;
 	struct drm_connector *connector = NULL;
 	int bus_format;
@@ -537,7 +539,7 @@ static int imx_ldb_setup_channel(struct device *dev,
 	 * 3) Register it with the DRM framework
 	 * 4) Attach bridge or connector to encoder
 	 */
-	channel = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*channel), GFP_KERNEL);
+	channel = kzalloc(sizeof(*channel), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!channel)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -554,17 +556,19 @@ static int imx_ldb_setup_channel(struct device *dev,
 					  ldb->lvds_mux ? 4 : 2, 0,
 					  &channel->panel, &channel->bridge);
 	if (ret && ret != -ENODEV)
-		return ret;
+		goto err_free;
 
 	/* panel ddc only if there is no bridge */
 	if (!channel->bridge) {
-		imx_ldb_con = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*connector), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!imx_ldb_con)
-			return -ENOMEM;
+		imx_ldb_con = kzalloc(sizeof(*connector), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!imx_ldb_con) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto err_free;
+		}
 
 		ret = imx_ldb_panel_ddc(dev, channel, imx_ldb_con, child);
 		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+			goto err_free;
 
 		imx_ldb_con->ldb_channel = channel;
 		connector = &imx_ldb_con->connector;
@@ -628,7 +632,7 @@ static int imx_ldb_setup_channel(struct device *dev,
 		ret = drm_bridge_attach(encoder, channel->bridge, NULL);
 		if (ret) {
 			DRM_ERROR("Failed to initialize bridge with drm\n");
-			goto err_put_ddc;
+			goto err_out;
 		}
 	} else {
 		drm_connector_attach_encoder(connector, encoder);
@@ -637,7 +641,7 @@ static int imx_ldb_setup_channel(struct device *dev,
 	if (channel->panel) {
 		ret = drm_panel_attach(channel->panel, connector);
 		if (ret)
-			goto err_put_ddc;
+			goto err_out;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -645,6 +649,12 @@ static int imx_ldb_setup_channel(struct device *dev,
 err_put_ddc:
 	if (imx_ldb_con)
 		i2c_put_adapter(imx_ldb_con->ddc);
+err_free:
+	if (imx_ldb_con)
+		kfree(imx_ldb_con->edid);
+	kfree(imx_ldb_con);
+	kfree(channel);
+err_out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-tve.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-tve.c
index a7a05c47f68b..15ff5f35ff0e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-tve.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/imx-tve.c
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ static void imx_tve_connector_destroy(struct drm_connector *connector)
 	i2c_put_adapter(tvec->ddc);
 	/* avoid dangling pointers */
 	tvec->tve = NULL;
+	kfree(tvec);
 }
 
 static int imx_tve_connector_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
@@ -292,6 +293,7 @@ static void imx_tve_encoder_destroy(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 	drm_encoder_cleanup(encoder);
 	/* avoid dangling pointers */
 	tvee->tve = NULL;
+	kfree(tvee);
 }
 
 static void imx_tve_encoder_mode_set(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
@@ -577,13 +579,15 @@ static int imx_tve_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master, void *data)
 	struct imx_tve_connector *tvec;
 	int ret;
 
-	tvee = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*tvee), GFP_KERNEL);
+	tvee = kzalloc(sizeof(*tvee), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!tvee)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	tvec = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*tvec), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!tvec)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	tvec = kzalloc(sizeof(*tvec), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!tvec) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_free;
+	}
 
 	tvee->tve = imx_tve;
 	tvec->tve = imx_tve;
@@ -602,6 +606,9 @@ static int imx_tve_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master, void *data)
 
 err_put_ddc:
 	i2c_put_adapter(tvec->ddc);
+err_free:
+	kfree(tvec);
+	kfree(tvee);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c
index 63c0284f8b3c..2d24677f7fef 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3-crtc.c
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ static void ipu_crtc_atomic_disable(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	spin_unlock_irq(&crtc->dev->event_lock);
 }
 
+static void imx_drm_crtc_destroy(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
+{
+	drm_crtc_cleanup(crtc);
+	kfree(to_ipu_crtc(crtc));
+}
+
 static void imx_drm_crtc_reset(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	struct imx_crtc_state *state;
@@ -166,7 +172,7 @@ static void ipu_disable_vblank(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 
 static const struct drm_crtc_funcs ipu_crtc_funcs = {
 	.set_config = drm_atomic_helper_set_config,
-	.destroy = drm_crtc_cleanup,
+	.destroy = imx_drm_crtc_destroy,
 	.page_flip = drm_atomic_helper_page_flip,
 	.reset = imx_drm_crtc_reset,
 	.atomic_duplicate_state = imx_drm_crtc_duplicate_state,
@@ -357,7 +363,8 @@ static int ipu_get_resources(struct ipu_crtc *ipu_crtc,
 }
 
 static int ipu_crtc_init(struct ipu_crtc *ipu_crtc,
-	struct ipu_client_platformdata *pdata, struct drm_device *drm)
+			 struct ipu_client_platformdata *pdata,
+			 struct drm_device *drm)
 {
 	struct ipu_soc *ipu = dev_get_drvdata(ipu_crtc->dev->parent);
 	struct drm_crtc *crtc = &ipu_crtc->base;
@@ -437,10 +444,11 @@ static int ipu_drm_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master, void *data)
 {
 	struct ipu_client_platformdata *pdata = dev->platform_data;
 	struct drm_device *drm = data;
+	struct drm_crtc *registered_crtc = NULL;
 	struct ipu_crtc *ipu_crtc;
 	int ret;
 
-	ipu_crtc = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*ipu_crtc), GFP_KERNEL);
+	ipu_crtc = kzalloc(sizeof(*ipu_crtc), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ipu_crtc)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -448,11 +456,23 @@ static int ipu_drm_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master, void *data)
 
 	ret = ipu_crtc_init(ipu_crtc, pdata, drm);
 	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+		goto err;
 
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, ipu_crtc);
 
 	return 0;
+
+err:
+	drm_for_each_crtc(registered_crtc, drm) {
+		/*
+		 * The crtc was registered with the drm core framework if we
+		 * enter here. So let the core .destroy() helper cleanup the
+		 * code.
+		 */
+		return ret;
+	}
+	kfree(ipu_crtc);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void ipu_drm_unbind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/parallel-display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/parallel-display.c
index 78703b15c7cf..3e247383a498 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/parallel-display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imx/parallel-display.c
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ static void imx_pd_connector_destroy(struct drm_connector *connector)
 	imx_drm_connector_destroy(connector);
 	/* avoid dangling pointer */
 	imxpc->imxpd = NULL;
+	kfree(imxpc->edid);
+	kfree(imxpc);
 }
 
 static int imx_pd_connector_get_modes(struct drm_connector *connector)
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ static void imx_pd_encoder_destroy(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 	if (imxpd->panel)
 		drm_panel_detach(imxpd->panel);
 	drm_encoder_cleanup(encoder);
+	kfree(imxpd);
 }
 
 static void imx_pd_encoder_enable(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
@@ -225,31 +228,32 @@ static int imx_pd_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master, void *data)
 	struct device_node *np = dev->of_node;
 	const u8 *edidp;
 	struct imx_parallel_display *imxpd;
-	struct imx_parallel_connector *imxpc;
+	struct imx_parallel_connector *imxpc = NULL;
 	int ret;
 	u32 bus_format = 0;
 	const char *fmt;
 
-	imxpd = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*imxpd), GFP_KERNEL);
+	imxpd = kzalloc(sizeof(*imxpd), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!imxpd)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* port@1 is the output port */
 	ret = drm_of_find_panel_or_bridge(np, 1, 0, &imxpd->panel, &imxpd->bridge);
 	if (ret && ret != -ENODEV)
-		return ret;
+		goto err_free;
 
 	if (!imxpd->bridge) {
-		imxpc = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*imxpc), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!imxpc)
-			return -ENOMEM;
+		imxpc = kzalloc(sizeof(*imxpc), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!imxpc) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto err_free;
+		}
 
 		imxpc->imxpd = imxpd;
 
 		edidp = of_get_property(np, "edid", &imxpc->edid_len);
 		if (edidp)
-			imxpc->edid = devm_kmemdup(dev, edidp, imxpc->edid_len,
-						   GFP_KERNEL);
+			imxpc->edid = kmemdup(edidp, imxpc->edid_len, GFP_KERNEL);
 	}
 
 	ret = of_property_read_string(np, "interface-pix-fmt", &fmt);
@@ -269,9 +273,17 @@ static int imx_pd_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master, void *data)
 
 	ret = imx_pd_register(drm, imxpd, imxpc);
 	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+		goto err_free;
 
 	return imx_pd_attach(drm, imxpd, imxpc);
+
+err_free:
+	if (imxpc)
+		kfree(imxpc->edid);
+	kfree(imxpc);
+	kfree(imxpd);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static const struct component_ops imx_pd_ops = {
