diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_acpi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_acpi.c
index c039e5a6bf134e2cdb85f18548474f8dac49bda1..3516a6081dcfcc3acb35d4d64286ea0f321da01e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_acpi.c
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ int radeon_acpi_init(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	acpi_handle handle;
 	int ret;
 
-	/* No need to proceed if we're sure that ATIF is not supported */
-	if (!ASIC_IS_AVIVO(rdev) || !rdev->bios)
-		return 0;
-
 	/* Get the device handle */
 	handle = DEVICE_ACPI_HANDLE(&rdev->pdev->dev);
 
+	/* No need to proceed if we're sure that ATIF is not supported */
+	if (!ASIC_IS_AVIVO(rdev) || !rdev->bios || !handle)
+		return 0;
+
 	/* Call the ATIF method */
 	ret = radeon_atif_call(handle);
 	if (ret)