diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbdev.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbdev.c
index beb08982dc0b5c3ea9711de7220c383e6ea41b92..8cf2d80f22540a35dc4245a842d8473ce7d852d9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbdev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_fbdev.c
@@ -742,6 +742,9 @@ void intel_fbdev_initial_config_async(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct intel_fbdev *ifbdev = to_i915(dev)->fbdev;
 
+	if (!ifbdev)
+		return;
+
 	ifbdev->cookie = async_schedule(intel_fbdev_initial_config, ifbdev);
 }