diff --git a/msm/sde/sde_kms.c b/msm/sde/sde_kms.c
index 5020ac05c7c3..9bef2b611b50 100644
--- a/msm/sde/sde_kms.c
+++ b/msm/sde/sde_kms.c
@@ -3220,7 +3220,8 @@ void sde_kms_display_early_wakeup(struct drm_device *dev,
 		else
 			drm_enc = conn->encoder;
 
-		sde_encoder_early_wakeup(drm_enc);
+		if (drm_enc)
+			sde_encoder_early_wakeup(drm_enc);
 	}
 
 	drm_connector_list_iter_end(&conn_iter);