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 6d6814aaacecf87caaf536b96c79b65b84b76121..87c367246c88cb1838d131a2560a110a82784500 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/display/amdgpu_dm/amdgpu_dm.c
@@ -5383,6 +5383,9 @@ 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,
@@ -7787,11 +7790,12 @@ static void amdgpu_dm_atomic_commit_tail(struct drm_atomic_state *state)
 		}
 
 		if (is_content_protection_different(new_con_state, old_con_state, connector, adev->dm.hdcp_workqueue))
-			hdcp_update_display(
-				adev->dm.hdcp_workqueue, aconnector->dc_link->link_index, aconnector,
-				new_con_state->hdcp_content_type,
-				new_con_state->content_protection == DRM_MODE_CONTENT_PROTECTION_DESIRED ? true
-													 : false);
+			if (aconnector->dc_link)
+				hdcp_update_display(
+					adev->dm.hdcp_workqueue, aconnector->dc_link->link_index, aconnector,
+					new_con_state->hdcp_content_type,
+					new_con_state->content_protection == DRM_MODE_CONTENT_PROTECTION_DESIRED ? true
+														 : false);
 	}
 #endif