diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_drv.c
index cb0b6230c22c..838428988f79 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vkms/vkms_drv.c
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ static void vkms_release(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	struct vkms_device *vkms = container_of(dev, struct vkms_device, drm);
 
-	destroy_workqueue(vkms->output.composer_workq);
+	if (vkms->output.composer_workq)
+		destroy_workqueue(vkms->output.composer_workq);
 }
 
 static void vkms_atomic_commit_tail(struct drm_atomic_state *old_state)