diff --git a/msm/dp/dp_display.c b/msm/dp/dp_display.c
index addfb38cd1b7..6ba2cac3b533 100644
--- a/msm/dp/dp_display.c
+++ b/msm/dp/dp_display.c
@@ -581,14 +581,15 @@ static void dp_display_notify_hdcp_status_cb(void *ptr,
 		enum sde_hdcp_state state)
 {
 	struct dp_display_private *dp = ptr;
-	SDE_EVT32_EXTERNAL(SDE_EVTLOG_FUNC_ENTRY,
-					dp->link->hdcp_status.hdcp_state);
 
 	if (!dp) {
 		DP_ERR("invalid input\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
+	SDE_EVT32_EXTERNAL(SDE_EVTLOG_FUNC_ENTRY,
+					dp->link->hdcp_status.hdcp_state);
+
 	dp->link->hdcp_status.hdcp_state = state;
 
 	queue_delayed_work(dp->wq, &dp->hdcp_cb_work, HZ/4);