diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_encoders.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_encoders.c
index fb15b62ff984..a13ad9d707cf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_encoders.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_legacy_encoders.c
@@ -991,11 +991,7 @@ static void radeon_legacy_tmds_ext_mode_set(struct drm_encoder *encoder,
 static void radeon_ext_tmds_enc_destroy(struct drm_encoder *encoder)
 {
 	struct radeon_encoder *radeon_encoder = to_radeon_encoder(encoder);
-	struct radeon_encoder_ext_tmds *tmds = radeon_encoder->enc_priv;
-	if (tmds) {
-		if (tmds->i2c_bus)
-			radeon_i2c_destroy(tmds->i2c_bus);
-	}
+	/* don't destroy the i2c bus record here, this will be done in radeon_i2c_fini */
 	kfree(radeon_encoder->enc_priv);
 	drm_encoder_cleanup(encoder);
 	kfree(radeon_encoder);