diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-main.c b/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-main.c
index e61a75c3135837a9323c02971317266fb5d15049..d17caef6915a96006c97c04f9e9768f88515ca2a 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-main.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/omapfb/omapfb-main.c
@@ -2115,6 +2115,11 @@ static int omapfb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	dssdev = NULL;
 	for_each_dss_dev(dssdev) {
 		omap_dss_get_device(dssdev);
+		if (!dssdev->driver) {
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "no driver for display\n");
+			r = -EINVAL;
+			goto cleanup;
+		}
 		fbdev->displays[fbdev->num_displays++] = dssdev;
 	}