diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_dw_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_dw_hdmi.c
index f75fb157f2ff..5fa5407ac583 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_dw_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_dw_hdmi.c
@@ -216,11 +216,13 @@ static int sun8i_dw_hdmi_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 		goto err_disable_clk_tmds;
 	}
 
+	ret = sun8i_hdmi_phy_init(hdmi->phy);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	drm_encoder_helper_add(encoder, &sun8i_dw_hdmi_encoder_helper_funcs);
 	drm_simple_encoder_init(drm, encoder, DRM_MODE_ENCODER_TMDS);
 
-	sun8i_hdmi_phy_init(hdmi->phy);
-
 	plat_data->mode_valid = hdmi->quirks->mode_valid;
 	plat_data->use_drm_infoframe = hdmi->quirks->use_drm_infoframe;
 	sun8i_hdmi_phy_set_ops(hdmi->phy, plat_data);
@@ -262,6 +264,7 @@ static void sun8i_dw_hdmi_unbind(struct device *dev, struct device *master,
 	struct sun8i_dw_hdmi *hdmi = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
 	dw_hdmi_unbind(hdmi->hdmi);
+	sun8i_hdmi_phy_deinit(hdmi->phy);
 	clk_disable_unprepare(hdmi->clk_tmds);
 	reset_control_assert(hdmi->rst_ctrl);
 	gpiod_set_value(hdmi->ddc_en, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_dw_hdmi.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_dw_hdmi.h
index 74f6ed0e2570..bffe1b9cd3dc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_dw_hdmi.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_dw_hdmi.h
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ struct sun8i_hdmi_phy {
 	struct clk			*clk_phy;
 	struct clk			*clk_pll0;
 	struct clk			*clk_pll1;
+	struct device			*dev;
 	unsigned int			rcal;
 	struct regmap			*regs;
 	struct reset_control		*rst_phy;
@@ -205,7 +206,8 @@ encoder_to_sun8i_dw_hdmi(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 
 int sun8i_hdmi_phy_get(struct sun8i_dw_hdmi *hdmi, struct device_node *node);
 
-void sun8i_hdmi_phy_init(struct sun8i_hdmi_phy *phy);
+int sun8i_hdmi_phy_init(struct sun8i_hdmi_phy *phy);
+void sun8i_hdmi_phy_deinit(struct sun8i_hdmi_phy *phy);
 void sun8i_hdmi_phy_set_ops(struct sun8i_hdmi_phy *phy,
 			    struct dw_hdmi_plat_data *plat_data);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_hdmi_phy.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_hdmi_phy.c
index c9239708d398..78b152973957 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_hdmi_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/sun8i_hdmi_phy.c
@@ -506,9 +506,60 @@ static void sun8i_hdmi_phy_init_h3(struct sun8i_hdmi_phy *phy)
 	phy->rcal = (val & SUN8I_HDMI_PHY_ANA_STS_RCAL_MASK) >> 2;
 }
 
-void sun8i_hdmi_phy_init(struct sun8i_hdmi_phy *phy)
+int sun8i_hdmi_phy_init(struct sun8i_hdmi_phy *phy)
 {
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = reset_control_deassert(phy->rst_phy);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(phy->dev, "Cannot deassert phy reset control: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = clk_prepare_enable(phy->clk_bus);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(phy->dev, "Cannot enable bus clock: %d\n", ret);
+		goto err_deassert_rst_phy;
+	}
+
+	ret = clk_prepare_enable(phy->clk_mod);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(phy->dev, "Cannot enable mod clock: %d\n", ret);
+		goto err_disable_clk_bus;
+	}
+
+	if (phy->variant->has_phy_clk) {
+		ret = sun8i_phy_clk_create(phy, phy->dev,
+					   phy->variant->has_second_pll);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(phy->dev, "Couldn't create the PHY clock\n");
+			goto err_disable_clk_mod;
+		}
+
+		clk_prepare_enable(phy->clk_phy);
+	}
+
 	phy->variant->phy_init(phy);
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_disable_clk_mod:
+	clk_disable_unprepare(phy->clk_mod);
+err_disable_clk_bus:
+	clk_disable_unprepare(phy->clk_bus);
+err_deassert_rst_phy:
+	reset_control_assert(phy->rst_phy);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void sun8i_hdmi_phy_deinit(struct sun8i_hdmi_phy *phy)
+{
+	clk_disable_unprepare(phy->clk_mod);
+	clk_disable_unprepare(phy->clk_bus);
+	clk_disable_unprepare(phy->clk_phy);
+
+	reset_control_assert(phy->rst_phy);
 }
 
 void sun8i_hdmi_phy_set_ops(struct sun8i_hdmi_phy *phy,
@@ -638,6 +689,7 @@ static int sun8i_hdmi_phy_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	phy->variant = (struct sun8i_hdmi_phy_variant *)match->data;
+	phy->dev = dev;
 
 	ret = of_address_to_resource(node, 0, &res);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -696,47 +748,10 @@ static int sun8i_hdmi_phy_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_put_clk_pll1;
 	}
 
-	ret = reset_control_deassert(phy->rst_phy);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Cannot deassert phy reset control: %d\n", ret);
-		goto err_put_rst_phy;
-	}
-
-	ret = clk_prepare_enable(phy->clk_bus);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Cannot enable bus clock: %d\n", ret);
-		goto err_deassert_rst_phy;
-	}
-
-	ret = clk_prepare_enable(phy->clk_mod);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Cannot enable mod clock: %d\n", ret);
-		goto err_disable_clk_bus;
-	}
-
-	if (phy->variant->has_phy_clk) {
-		ret = sun8i_phy_clk_create(phy, dev,
-					   phy->variant->has_second_pll);
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(dev, "Couldn't create the PHY clock\n");
-			goto err_disable_clk_mod;
-		}
-
-		clk_prepare_enable(phy->clk_phy);
-	}
-
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, phy);
 
 	return 0;
 
-err_disable_clk_mod:
-	clk_disable_unprepare(phy->clk_mod);
-err_disable_clk_bus:
-	clk_disable_unprepare(phy->clk_bus);
-err_deassert_rst_phy:
-	reset_control_assert(phy->rst_phy);
-err_put_rst_phy:
-	reset_control_put(phy->rst_phy);
 err_put_clk_pll1:
 	clk_put(phy->clk_pll1);
 err_put_clk_pll0:
@@ -753,12 +768,6 @@ static int sun8i_hdmi_phy_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct sun8i_hdmi_phy *phy = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
-	clk_disable_unprepare(phy->clk_mod);
-	clk_disable_unprepare(phy->clk_bus);
-	clk_disable_unprepare(phy->clk_phy);
-
-	reset_control_assert(phy->rst_phy);
-
 	reset_control_put(phy->rst_phy);
 
 	clk_put(phy->clk_pll0);
