diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn20/dcn20_dwb_scl.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn20/dcn20_dwb_scl.c
index 880954ac0b02748e58e2b3548adf0d880f74f22c..1b3cba5b1d74934232a67a746896d7ba37ecf3b7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn20/dcn20_dwb_scl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/dc/dcn20/dcn20_dwb_scl.c
@@ -690,6 +690,9 @@ static void wbscl_set_scaler_filter(
 	int pair;
 	uint16_t odd_coef, even_coef;
 
+	if (!filter)
+		return;
+
 	for (phase = 0; phase < (NUM_PHASES / 2 + 1); phase++) {
 		for (pair = 0; pair < tap_pairs; pair++) {
 			even_coef = filter[phase * taps + 2 * pair];