diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/dw-hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/dw-hdmi.c
index ef10bb866b2fae0b6a5c4ce2561f419dc7b3f5d2..488dc1a9204f33294b9ad54aec19598fa9aaaf72 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/dw-hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/dw-hdmi.c
@@ -1805,7 +1805,8 @@ static irqreturn_t dw_hdmi_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	if (intr_stat & HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0_HPD) {
 		dev_dbg(hdmi->dev, "EVENT=%s\n",
 			phy_int_pol & HDMI_PHY_HPD ? "plugin" : "plugout");
-		drm_helper_hpd_irq_event(hdmi->bridge.dev);
+		if (hdmi->bridge.dev)
+			drm_helper_hpd_irq_event(hdmi->bridge.dev);
 	}
 
 	hdmi_writeb(hdmi, intr_stat, HDMI_IH_PHY_STAT0);