diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c
index e651a58c18cf2d5b743439776dd62d50b64f8a7a..aa770bb0153c7fdceacf9536bad5905e52145a89 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_drm_drv.c
@@ -168,11 +168,13 @@ static struct drm_driver exynos_drm_driver = {
 static int exynos_drm_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_device *drm_dev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-	struct exynos_drm_private *private = drm_dev->dev_private;
+	struct exynos_drm_private *private;
 
 	if (pm_runtime_suspended(dev) || !drm_dev)
 		return 0;
 
+	private = drm_dev->dev_private;
+
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_disable(drm_dev);
 	exynos_drm_fbdev_suspend(drm_dev);
 	private->suspend_state = drm_atomic_helper_suspend(drm_dev);
@@ -188,11 +190,12 @@ static int exynos_drm_suspend(struct device *dev)
 static int exynos_drm_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct drm_device *drm_dev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-	struct exynos_drm_private *private = drm_dev->dev_private;
+	struct exynos_drm_private *private;
 
 	if (pm_runtime_suspended(dev) || !drm_dev)
 		return 0;
 
+	private = drm_dev->dev_private;
 	drm_atomic_helper_resume(drm_dev, private->suspend_state);
 	exynos_drm_fbdev_resume(drm_dev);
 	drm_kms_helper_poll_enable(drm_dev);