diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_hdmi.c
index dc01c188c0e0..981bffacda24 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/exynos_hdmi.c
@@ -1849,6 +1849,8 @@ static int hdmi_bind(struct device *dev, struct device *master, void *data)
 		return ret;
 
 	crtc = exynos_drm_crtc_get_by_type(drm_dev, EXYNOS_DISPLAY_TYPE_HDMI);
+	if (IS_ERR(crtc))
+		return PTR_ERR(crtc);
 	crtc->pipe_clk = &hdata->phy_clk;
 
 	ret = hdmi_create_connector(encoder);