diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.c
index 8ee4e762f4e5599715973b61f945703ace6ae723..6c91753af7bc40625a667f84877d77dbb9a44010 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/rcar-du/rcar_du_encoder.c
@@ -28,13 +28,33 @@ static const struct drm_encoder_funcs encoder_funcs = {
 	.destroy = drm_encoder_cleanup,
 };
 
+static unsigned int rcar_du_encoder_count_ports(struct device_node *node)
+{
+	struct device_node *ports;
+	struct device_node *port;
+	unsigned int num_ports = 0;
+
+	ports = of_get_child_by_name(node, "ports");
+	if (!ports)
+		ports = of_node_get(node);
+
+	for_each_child_of_node(ports, port) {
+		if (of_node_name_eq(port, "port"))
+			num_ports++;
+	}
+
+	of_node_put(ports);
+
+	return num_ports;
+}
+
 int rcar_du_encoder_init(struct rcar_du_device *rcdu,
 			 enum rcar_du_output output,
 			 struct device_node *enc_node)
 {
 	struct rcar_du_encoder *renc;
 	struct drm_encoder *encoder;
-	struct drm_bridge *bridge = NULL;
+	struct drm_bridge *bridge;
 	int ret;
 
 	renc = devm_kzalloc(rcdu->dev, sizeof(*renc), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -48,11 +68,33 @@ int rcar_du_encoder_init(struct rcar_du_device *rcdu,
 	dev_dbg(rcdu->dev, "initializing encoder %pOF for output %u\n",
 		enc_node, output);
 
-	/* Locate the DRM bridge from the encoder DT node. */
-	bridge = of_drm_find_bridge(enc_node);
-	if (!bridge) {
-		ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
-		goto done;
+	/*
+	 * Locate the DRM bridge from the DT node. For the DPAD outputs, if the
+	 * DT node has a single port, assume that it describes a panel and
+	 * create a panel bridge.
+	 */
+	if ((output == RCAR_DU_OUTPUT_DPAD0 ||
+	     output == RCAR_DU_OUTPUT_DPAD1) &&
+	    rcar_du_encoder_count_ports(enc_node) == 1) {
+		struct drm_panel *panel = of_drm_find_panel(enc_node);
+
+		if (IS_ERR(panel)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(panel);
+			goto done;
+		}
+
+		bridge = devm_drm_panel_bridge_add(rcdu->dev, panel,
+						   DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DPI);
+		if (IS_ERR(bridge)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(bridge);
+			goto done;
+		}
+	} else {
+		bridge = of_drm_find_bridge(enc_node);
+		if (!bridge) {
+			ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
+			goto done;
+		}
 	}
 
 	ret = drm_encoder_init(rcdu->ddev, encoder, &encoder_funcs,