diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
index 6b8f945cf8ad04ab2123d8d0b2025a9bbc7cb8a8..14caefd47e333b5f86b35be2eb9bb440598ef87a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
@@ -6606,6 +6606,9 @@ create_validate_stream_for_sink(struct amdgpu_dm_connector *aconnector,
 	int requested_bpc = drm_state ? drm_state->max_requested_bpc : 8;
 	enum dc_status dc_result = DC_OK;
 
+	if (!dm_state)
+		return NULL;
+
 	do {
 		stream = create_stream_for_sink(aconnector, drm_mode,
 						dm_state, old_stream,
@@ -8832,9 +8835,10 @@ static void amdgpu_dm_atomic_commit_tail(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
 
 			DRM_INFO("[HDCP_DM] hdcp_update_display enable_encryption = %x\n", enable_encryption);
 
-			hdcp_update_display(
-				adev->dm.hdcp_workqueue, aconnector->dc_link->link_index, aconnector,
-				new_con_state->hdcp_content_type, enable_encryption);
+			if (aconnector->dc_link)
+				hdcp_update_display(
+					adev->dm.hdcp_workqueue, aconnector->dc_link->link_index, aconnector,
+					new_con_state->hdcp_content_type, enable_encryption);
 		}
 	}