diff --git a/drivers/video/pxafb.c b/drivers/video/pxafb.c
index b7e58059b592fc402bb91c7f7fd5c6bbc703e41e..415858b421b3591df40f1336e7080fba7e47bbe0 100644
--- a/drivers/video/pxafb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/pxafb.c
@@ -1221,13 +1221,14 @@ static void setup_smart_timing(struct pxafb_info *fbi,
 static int pxafb_smart_thread(void *arg)
 {
 	struct pxafb_info *fbi = arg;
-	struct pxafb_mach_info *inf = fbi->dev->platform_data;
+	struct pxafb_mach_info *inf;
 
-	if (!fbi || !inf->smart_update) {
+	if (!fbi || !fbi->dev->platform_data->smart_update) {
 		pr_err("%s: not properly initialized, thread terminated\n",
 				__func__);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
+	inf = fbi->dev->platform_data;
 
 	pr_debug("%s(): task starting\n", __func__);