diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_gdp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_gdp.c
index 43c72c2604a0cdb8abd0d8e79cb41d8b45a08290..f046f5f7ad259d28b7c5198222dfc72a5c09f8c5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_gdp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/sti/sti_gdp.c
@@ -638,6 +638,9 @@ static int sti_gdp_atomic_check(struct drm_plane *drm_plane,
 
 	mixer = to_sti_mixer(crtc);
 	crtc_state = drm_atomic_get_crtc_state(state, crtc);
+	if (IS_ERR(crtc_state))
+		return PTR_ERR(crtc_state);
+
 	mode = &crtc_state->mode;
 	dst_x = new_plane_state->crtc_x;
 	dst_y = new_plane_state->crtc_y;