diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ti-sn65dsi86.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ti-sn65dsi86.c
index 875e5dbe6594..8253098bcdbf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ti-sn65dsi86.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/ti-sn65dsi86.c
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
  * struct ti_sn65dsi86 - Platform data for ti-sn65dsi86 driver.
  * @bridge_aux:   AUX-bus sub device for MIPI-to-eDP bridge functionality.
  * @gpio_aux:     AUX-bus sub device for GPIO controller functionality.
+ * @aux_aux:      AUX-bus sub device for eDP AUX channel functionality.
  *
  * @dev:          Pointer to the top level (i2c) device.
  * @regmap:       Regmap for accessing i2c.
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@
 struct ti_sn65dsi86 {
 	struct auxiliary_device		bridge_aux;
 	struct auxiliary_device		gpio_aux;
+	struct auxiliary_device		aux_aux;
 
 	struct device			*dev;
 	struct regmap			*regmap;
@@ -483,18 +485,12 @@ static int ti_sn_bridge_attach(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	ret = drm_dp_aux_register(&pdata->aux);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		drm_err(bridge->dev, "Failed to register DP AUX channel: %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	ret = drm_connector_init(bridge->dev, &pdata->connector,
 				 &ti_sn_bridge_connector_funcs,
 				 DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_eDP);
 	if (ret) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Failed to initialize connector with drm\n");
-		goto err_conn_init;
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	drm_connector_helper_add(&pdata->connector,
@@ -551,8 +547,6 @@ static int ti_sn_bridge_attach(struct drm_bridge *bridge,
 	mipi_dsi_device_unregister(dsi);
 err_dsi_host:
 	drm_connector_cleanup(&pdata->connector);
-err_conn_init:
-	drm_dp_aux_unregister(&pdata->aux);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -1316,11 +1310,6 @@ static int ti_sn_bridge_probe(struct auxiliary_device *adev,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	pdata->aux.name = "ti-sn65dsi86-aux";
-	pdata->aux.dev = pdata->dev;
-	pdata->aux.transfer = ti_sn_aux_transfer;
-	drm_dp_aux_init(&pdata->aux);
-
 	pdata->bridge.funcs = &ti_sn_bridge_funcs;
 	pdata->bridge.of_node = np;
 
@@ -1419,6 +1408,54 @@ static int ti_sn65dsi86_add_aux_device(struct ti_sn65dsi86 *pdata,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void ti_sn65dsi86_unregister_dp_aux(void *data)
+{
+	drm_dp_aux_unregister(data);
+}
+
+static int ti_sn_aux_probe(struct auxiliary_device *adev,
+			   const struct auxiliary_device_id *id)
+{
+	struct ti_sn65dsi86 *pdata = dev_get_drvdata(adev->dev.parent);
+	int ret;
+
+	pdata->aux.name = "ti-sn65dsi86-aux";
+	pdata->aux.dev = pdata->dev;
+	pdata->aux.transfer = ti_sn_aux_transfer;
+	drm_dp_aux_init(&pdata->aux);
+
+	ret = drm_dp_aux_register(&pdata->aux);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		drm_err(pdata, "Failed to register DP AUX channel: %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(&adev->dev,
+				       ti_sn65dsi86_unregister_dp_aux, &pdata->aux);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * The eDP to MIPI bridge parts don't work until the AUX channel is
+	 * setup so we don't add it in the main driver probe, we add it now.
+	 */
+	return ti_sn65dsi86_add_aux_device(pdata, &pdata->bridge_aux, "bridge");
+}
+
+static const struct auxiliary_device_id ti_sn_aux_id_table[] = {
+	{ .name = "ti_sn65dsi86.aux", },
+	{},
+};
+
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(auxiliary, ti_sn_aux_id_table);
+
+static struct auxiliary_driver ti_sn_aux_driver = {
+	.name = "aux",
+	.probe = ti_sn_aux_probe,
+	.id_table = ti_sn_aux_id_table,
+};
+
+module_auxiliary_driver(ti_sn_aux_driver);
+
 static int ti_sn65dsi86_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 			      const struct i2c_device_id *id)
 {
@@ -1477,10 +1514,11 @@ static int ti_sn65dsi86_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	 * motiviation here is to solve the chicken-and-egg problem of probe
 	 * ordering. The bridge wants the panel to be there when it probes.
 	 * The panel wants its HPD GPIO (provided by sn65dsi86 on some boards)
-	 * when it probes. There will soon be other devices (DDC I2C bus, PWM)
-	 * that have the same problem. Having sub-devices allows the some sub
-	 * devices to finish probing even if others return -EPROBE_DEFER and
-	 * gets us around the problems.
+	 * when it probes. The panel and maybe backlight might want the DDC
+	 * bus. Soon the PWM provided by the bridge chip will have the same
+	 * problem. Having sub-devices allows the some sub devices to finish
+	 * probing even if others return -EPROBE_DEFER and gets us around the
+	 * problems.
 	 */
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_OF_GPIO)) {
@@ -1489,7 +1527,13 @@ static int ti_sn65dsi86_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	return ti_sn65dsi86_add_aux_device(pdata, &pdata->bridge_aux, "bridge");
+	/*
+	 * NOTE: At the end of the AUX channel probe we'll add the aux device
+	 * for the bridge. This is because the bridge can't be used until the
+	 * AUX channel is there and this is a very simple solution to the
+	 * dependency problem.
+	 */
+	return ti_sn65dsi86_add_aux_device(pdata, &pdata->aux_aux, "aux");
 }
 
 static struct i2c_device_id ti_sn65dsi86_id[] = {
