diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc.c
index e57df2f6f82473c2ce937ecbefb64d8e5b6711b2..a869702d77af50b3c758c4cc3bc5d6c1796118a6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/core/dc.c
@@ -3274,7 +3274,7 @@ void dc_allow_idle_optimizations(struct dc *dc, bool allow)
 	if (dc->debug.disable_idle_power_optimizations)
 		return;
 
-	if (dc->clk_mgr->funcs->is_smu_present)
+	if (dc->clk_mgr != NULL && dc->clk_mgr->funcs->is_smu_present)
 		if (!dc->clk_mgr->funcs->is_smu_present(dc->clk_mgr))
 			return;