diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.c
index 853208e8dd73..ef7ec68867df 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.c
@@ -346,7 +346,8 @@ static int mipi_dsi_remove_device_fn(struct device *dev, void *priv)
 {
 	struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi = to_mipi_dsi_device(dev);
 
-	mipi_dsi_detach(dsi);
+	if (dsi->attached)
+		mipi_dsi_detach(dsi);
 	mipi_dsi_device_unregister(dsi);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -369,11 +370,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(mipi_dsi_host_unregister);
 int mipi_dsi_attach(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi)
 {
 	const struct mipi_dsi_host_ops *ops = dsi->host->ops;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!ops || !ops->attach)
 		return -ENOSYS;
 
-	return ops->attach(dsi->host, dsi);
+	ret = ops->attach(dsi->host, dsi);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	dsi->attached = true;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mipi_dsi_attach);
 
@@ -385,9 +393,14 @@ int mipi_dsi_detach(struct mipi_dsi_device *dsi)
 {
 	const struct mipi_dsi_host_ops *ops = dsi->host->ops;
 
+	if (WARN_ON(!dsi->attached))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (!ops || !ops->detach)
 		return -ENOSYS;
 
+	dsi->attached = false;
+
 	return ops->detach(dsi->host, dsi);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mipi_dsi_detach);
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h b/include/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h
index 9054a5185e1a..31171914990a 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_mipi_dsi.h
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ struct mipi_dsi_device_info {
  * struct mipi_dsi_device - DSI peripheral device
  * @host: DSI host for this peripheral
  * @dev: driver model device node for this peripheral
+ * @attached: the DSI device has been successfully attached
  * @name: DSI peripheral chip type
  * @channel: virtual channel assigned to the peripheral
  * @format: pixel format for video mode
@@ -184,6 +185,7 @@ struct mipi_dsi_device_info {
 struct mipi_dsi_device {
 	struct mipi_dsi_host *host;
 	struct device dev;
+	bool attached;
 
 	char name[DSI_DEV_NAME_SIZE];
 	unsigned int channel;